Chef

Care Home Chef / Cook | Borrage House, Ripon, North Yorkshire | £14.32 per hour | Part Time — 30hrs/week | 3 days per week | Every other weekend off |
Anchor – England's largest not-for-profit care provider

The Role We're looking for an experienced Chef or Cook to join our kitchen at Borrage House in Ripon, North Yorkshire. Working alongside our Chef Manager, you'll prepare fresh, seasonal, home-cooked meals for 40 residents daily — cooking from scratch and contributing directly to menu planning and kitchen operations.

When the Chef Manager is away, you'll step up and run the kitchen independently. Shifts run 7:30am–5:30pm across 3 days per week, with every other weekend off — making this one of the most sociable part-time chef roles available in the Ripon area.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as a chef or cook, with a genuine passion for cooking from fresh ingredients
• Confident delivering seasonal, balanced menus from scratch
• Strong knife skills and a solid grounding in classic cooking techniques
• A creative approach to food — someone who takes pride in presentation and flavour
• Comfortable stepping up to lead a kitchen when required
• Understanding of food hygiene and safety standards (Level 2 minimum, Level 3 preferred)
• Right to work in the UK (required)

What You'll Get

• £14.32 per hour 
• Genuinely flexible part-time hours — 3 days per week, no late nights or split shifts
• A clear, supported pathway to full-time or Chef Manager for the right candidate
• Matched pension up to 8%
• Free Blue Light Card + big-brand discounts
• £250 refer-a-friend bonus
• Access to Leadership Pathways online learning and development
• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support and free life assurance

About Anchor We're England's largest not-for-profit care and housing provider, meaning every saving is reinvested into our staff, residents, and facilities — better pay, better training, and a better workplace. For an ambitious chef, that means genuine support to grow.

"I've been here three years and never looked back — the hours are brilliant and the team feels like family." — Current Chef, Anchor

Hear from our chefs: anchor.org.uk/careers/care-home-chef-and-catering-jobs

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Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated rewards website  

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.