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Community Café Cook – Flexible Daytime Hours (Relief Cover)

Location: The Hop 50+, Hove
Pay: £13.09 per hour (plus holiday pay in lieu)
Contract: Zero hours – relief cover (annual leave and sickness)
Shifts Available: Monday–Friday (9.00am–4.30pm), Saturday (9.30am–3.00pm)
Job reference: RC/H50/Apr25
Closing date: 1st June 2025

Looking for rewarding kitchen work with no evenings or split shifts? We’re Impact Initiatives, and we run a warm, welcoming café at our Hop 50+ day centre in Hove. We’re on the lookout for experienced cooks to join our bank of relief staff, covering occasional weekday and Saturday shifts when our regular cook is off. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with a catering background looking for flexible work in a low-stress, community-focused kitchen.

🌟 Why Join Us?

• ✅ Daytime hours only – no evenings or split shifts
• ✅ Sociable, open kitchen – friendly team and regular customers
• ✅ Meaningful work – serve tasty, nutritious food to local older people
• ✅ Paid holiday (in lieu), plus full support and training
• ✅ Great for semi-retired cooks, parents, or freelancers

🥕 About the Role

You’ll run the café kitchen with support from a Café Worker and volunteers. Responsibilities include:

• Preparing a daily main meal, dessert, and snacks (including vegetarian options)
• Serving food and drinks, cash handling, and basic paperwork
• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and food hygiene
• Creating a warm, inclusive café experience for all

👤 Who We’re Looking For

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have catering or cooking experience (professional or voluntary)
• Are confident cooking for groups (around 20–40 people per day)
• Understand food hygiene and health & safety standards (Level 2 preferred)
• Enjoy working with people and contributing to a team

Interested?
Send your CV (or a short summary of your experience) to hr@impact-initiatives.org.uk
For an informal chat about the role or to arrange a paid taster shift, call Lin Hastings on 01273 729603.

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Finance Officer – Purchase Ledger

Part-time: 12–15 hours per week
Starting salary £25,253 per annum (pro rata)
Permanent contract

Incentives: Generous holiday allowance and stakeholder pension
Job reference: FOPL/May25

Impact Initiatives is looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Finance Officer to join our Central Team. This is a key role supporting the day-to-day operations of our finance function, focusing on purchase ledger and payments.

Our Central Team provides essential support across our services, which work with over 10,000 people each year – from children and young people to adults with disabilities and older people. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a values-driven organisation making a real difference across Sussex.

You will be responsible for:

• Inputting invoice data and maintaining accurate financial records in Xero
• Setting up and reconciling supplier payments
• Liaising with service managers for approvals and managing queries with suppliers
• Reconciling PayPal, Soldo and petty cash transactions
• Supporting utility and expenditure tracking
• Providing cover for the Sales Ledger Finance Officer as needed

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• At least 12 months’ experience in a finance or accounting function
• Strong working knowledge of purchase ledger processes
• Proficiency in accounting software (preferably Xero) and spreadsheets
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation, and communication skills
• A flexible and proactive approach to supporting a busy team

If you have queries about the job, please telephone Kate MacDonald on 01273 322944.

Closing date: 9.00 AM, Monday 12th May 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 14th and/or Thursday 15th May 2025

For further details and to apply, please visit our jobs page: impact-initiatives.org.uk/jobs

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