Martin House provides free specialist palliative care to babies, children and young people with complex and life-shortening conditions. Families from across West, North and East Yorkshire have access to our care 24/7, 365 days a year, including specialist doctors. Every year we care for more than 550 families, at the hospice, in hospital and in families’ own homes, as well as supporting around 200 bereaved family members.

With the opening of our wonderful extended and refurbished site, we are looking to add to our catering team by appointing a full time Assistant Chef. They will plan, prepare and deliver high‑quality, nutritious meals for children, young adults, their families and staff within a hospice environment, ensuring all food is safe and culturally appropriate.

The role will involve:

• Supporting the Head Chef with menu planning and preparation, considering nutrition standards, sustainability, cultural requirements, feedback from children and families, and budgetary constraints.

• Ensuring all food is prepared to a consistently high standard, with appropriate variation and choice for children, young people and families.

• Supervising Kitchen volunteers.

• Maintaining accurate and auditable documentation (temperature logs, cleaning schedules, allergen records, waste records, food probe calibration).

Our ideal candidate will • Be committed to Martin House’s values – Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Compassion. • Hold a Food Hygiene Level 3 • Possess GCSE Maths and English (grade 4 or above) or equivalent • Have experience of maintaining relevant Food standards and Health & Safety Legislation. • Have experience of successfully delivering consistently high food standards & quality

Martin House places families at the heart of all that we do and this is reflected in the amazing benefits we offer our valued team members.

• Annual leave – eight weeks per year, including bank holidays

• Sick pay – six months full pay and six months half pay following successful completion of probationary period.

• Recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme and up to 10 per cent contributory AVIVA scheme.

• Enhanced maternity and partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement

• Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of charge Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families

• Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer

• Life insurance – two times annual salary

Please apply via our website www.martinhouse.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/ and complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which can be found here. For further information contact Charlotte Walker by email at cwalker@martinhouse.org.uk.

The closing date for applications is noon on 19th May 2026. Interviews will take place on 28th May 2026. If you have not heard from us by 25th May please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.