Catering assistant in Boston Spa

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 Catering assistant. 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.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef with menu planning and preparation, considering nutrition standards, sustainability, cultural requirements, feedback from children and families, and budgetary constraints.
• Ensure all food is prepared to a consistently high standard, with appropriate variation and choice for children, young people and families.
• Maintain accurate and auditable documentation (temperature logs, cleaning schedules, allergen records, waste records, food probe calibration).

Qualifications

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

Benefits

• 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 partner 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.
• Free parking at our children’s hospice in Boston Spa.

Salary £24,852.66 – £29,734.14 per annum. Please note starting salaries usually start at the bottom of the scale.

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 26th May 2026.

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.