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  • Chef
    Chef
    3 days ago
    £12.5–£13.25 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    🍽️ Chef 📍 Location: Seven Sisters, N15 💷 £12.50 – £13.25 per hour 📆 Part-time | 20 – 25 hours per week 🌟 BENEFITS FOR YOU • 24/7 online private GP support — your wellbeing matters, • Free meals & soft drinks on every shift — because food is love, • Birthday gift vouchers, • Staff discounts when dining with friends & family (up to 3 guests), • Fun, inclusive team socials — karaoke, bowling, roller disco, and more, • A collaborative, values-driven culture where you can be yourself, • A rare chance to help shape an award-winning, fast-growing restaurant brand 🧑🏽‍🍳 YOUR ROLE As a Chef, you’ll take ownership of your section and play a key role in keeping the kitchen running smoothly. You’ll support the Sous and Head Chef, develop your skills, and help deliver the high standards that make Chuku’s special. Your responsibilities will include: • Leading on food prep - preparing and cooking dishes to Chuku’s standards, • Supporting with mise en place, accepting deliveries and completing daily checks, • Taking ownership of your role during service and running it with confidence when required, • Maintaining Food Safety & Health & Safety standards, • Assisting with stock rotation and reducing wastage, • Helping to train and support junior chefs and team members, • Bringing positive energy, teamwork and passion into the kitchen 🧠 WHAT YOU'LL BRING • 2+ years’ experience working as a chef in a busy kitchen, • Confidence in taking ownership during service and supporting the team with consistency, • Strong attention to detail and pride in delivering quality dishes, • Good organisation and communication skills, even under pressure, • A willingness to learn, grow, and support your teammates, • A genuine love of food and people No need to know Nigerian or West African cuisine — just bring your curiosity and passion. We’ll teach you the flavours; you bring the dedication. 🎉 WHO WE ARE Chuku’s is about culture, community, and cuisine. What started 10 years ago as a brother-and-sister pop-up with a dream to share the spirit of Lagos in London has grown into a flagship restaurant in Tottenham — full of colour, energy, and afrobeats, serving vibrant Nigerian dishes made for sharing. With big ambitions and a second site on the horizon, now’s the perfect time to join a team that believes in new possibilities — building something bold, joyful, and lasting. Every dish is a conversation. Every guest is family. Every team member matters. We support each other, value everyone, and make real connections — through our food, with each other, and the world around us.

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  • one to one support worker
    one to one support worker
    27 days ago
    £12.3–£13 hourly
    Part-time
    Rise Park, Romford

    Job Overview We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Support Worker to assist individuals with diverse needs, including those with autism, disabilities, and children requiring specialised care. The successful candidate will play a vital role in promoting independence, providing emotional support, and facilitating learning in a nurturing environment. This paid position offers an excellent opportunity to make a positive impact while developing valuable skills in the field of care and education. Responsibilities • Support individuals with autism and disabilities in daily activities, promoting their independence and well-being, • Assist children, with developmental tasks and behavioural support, • Implement personalised care plans tailored to each individual's needs, • Facilitate educational activities and teaching sessions to enhance learning outcomes, • Provide emotional support and encouragement to build confidence and social skills, • Maintain a safe, clean, and organised environment at all times, • Experience working with children and familiarity with special education principles, • Knowledge of working with people with autism and disabilities is highly desirable, • Strong communication skills to effectively engage with individuals of various ages and abilities, • Ability to teach new skills in a patient and encouraging manner, • Empathy, patience, and a genuine desire to support others' development and well-being

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  • Support Worker
    Support Worker
    28 days ago
    £12.21 hourly
    Full-time
    Uxbridge

    Job Purpose To provide high-quality learning, personal and wellbeing support to adults with learning disabilities and additional needs. The post holder will support service users to access education, community activities and life-skills programmes, promoting independence, dignity, inclusion, and positive outcomes in line with the Centre’s ethos, vision, and values. Ethos, Vision, and Values The post holder will: • Demonstrate and promote the Centre’s ethos, vision, and values, • Maintain a strong belief that students can and do achieve, • Respect service users as individual adults with rights, dignity, and autonomy, • Promote equality, diversity, and inclusive practice, • Act as a positive role model at all times Main Duties and Responsibilities Teaching and Learning Support • Engage with service users during lessons and break times, promoting independence and communication, • Follow guidance from the Class Lecturer and Senior Teaching Aide to reinforce learning and support individual targets and destinations, • Prepare learning environments for internal and external activities, ensuring resources are available and cleared appropriately, • Create learning resources under guidance using Microsoft Office 365 and specialist software following training, • Encourage progression towards employment, community participation and independent living, • Promote self-reliance, self-regulation, and increased self-esteem, • Support a wide range of curriculum activities, including community-based learning, swimming, sports, and trampolining., • Promote the use of ICT in learning, including tablets (iPads) and internal systems, • Following training, support the consistent use of hi-tech communication aids and assistive technology, • Record service users progress using written observations, photographs, and videos, contributing to ongoing and end-of-term evaluations, • Support basic skills programmes for individuals and small groups, including in community settings, • Provide physical support where required, including mobility, wheelchair use, personal and intimate care and responding to emergencies Positive Behaviour Support • Support service users with a range of needs, including behaviours of concern, • Understand, implement, and contribute to Personal Support Plans (PSPs), • Collect, record, and share relevant data as requested, • Support participation in meaningful activities by:, • Ensuring at least one activity is always available, • Encouraging participation in essential but less preferred tasks using motivation and rewards, • Introducing new activities to broaden choice, • Supporting skill development for increased independence, • Maintaining a balanced and varied programme of activities Safe, Consistent and Predictable Environments • Use strategies such as visual timetables and social stories, • Support structured routines and informed choices, • Identify and reduce environmental factors that may contribute to challenging behaviour, • Support service users to cope with unfamiliar or challenging environments Nursing, Medical and Personal Care • Support service users’ health and wellbeing by following individual care and medical plans, • Undertake basic first aid and administer PRN medication (e.g., EpiPen) following training, • Provide personal and intimate care with dignity, respect, and sensitivity Therapy and Physical Support • Support manual handling needs in line with individual guidelines, including walking support, wheelchair use and hoists, • Implement individual programmes under guidance from the Integrated Services Team, including:, • Communication guidelines, • Eating and drinking plans (following training and sign-off), • Physiotherapy programmes, • Contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions regarding service users progress and provision Safeguarding, Compliance and Professional Responsibilities • Safeguard and promote the welfare of all service users and report concerns in line with safeguarding procedures, • Follow key documentation including Risk Assessments, Care Plans, PSPs, and Behaviour Support Plans, • Adhere to Health and Safety policies at all times, • Participate in training and professional development, • Promote and follow all Centre policies, including Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity and Health & Safety, • Work flexibly, • Undertake other duties of a similar nature as required by the principal

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  • Sen Teacher Assistant
    Sen Teacher Assistant
    1 month ago
    Full-time
    Nine Elms, Wandsworth

    SEN Teaching Assistant – South London £90 per day | Full-Time | Long-Term & Day-to-Day Opportunities | Immediate Start Clear Path Education is a specialist education recruitment agency supporting primary and secondary schools across South London. We are currently recruiting high-quality SEN Teaching Assistants to work within mainstream and specialist settings. Role Overview: As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting pupils with a range of additional needs, including ASD, ADHD, SEMH, PMLD, and complex learning needs. You will work closely with class teachers, SENCOs, and wider school staff to ensure pupils are supported academically, socially, and emotionally. Key Responsibilities: Provide tailored 1:1 and small group support Implement individual education plans (IEPs) and behaviour support strategies Support pupils with engagement, communication, and emotional regulation Assist with classroom preparation and learning activities Supervise pupils during transitions, breaks, and school activities Maintain safeguarding, health & safety, and school policies at all times Record progress and provide feedback to teaching staff Person Specification: Experience working with children or young people (school or SEN experience preferred) Strong understanding of SEN and inclusive education practices Calm, patient, and professional approach Ability to build positive relationships with pupils and staff Enhanced DBS (on the Update Service) or willingness to apply Legal right to work in the UK

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  • Sushi Chef
    Sushi Chef
    1 month ago
    £14.71–£15.71 hourly
    Full-time
    Soho, Westminster

    Sushi Commis Chef - Inko Nito Soho INKO NITO is an unconventional Japanese restaurant serving up robatayaki and sushi with a Korean twist. Think relaxed, informal, and fun — right in the heart of Soho. We’re all about bold flavours, good vibes, and a buzzing energy that feels like a Japanese street market with a London edge. About the Role… We’re looking for a passionate Sushi Commis Chef to join our kitchen team at INKO NITO. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a high-energy, creative environment where fun meets flavour. Our chefs are curious, ambitious, and love working with top-quality ingredients to deliver dishes that keep our guests coming back for more. Our ideal Sushi Commis Chef brings: • Previous experience as a Sushi Commis Chef (or strong Commis Chef ready to step up) in a dynamic, high-volume restaurant, • A love for cooking over fire, bold flavours, and pushing the boundaries, • Knowledge of Japanese or Asian cuisine (preferred but not essential — we’ll teach you our way), • A genuine desire to learn, grow, and progress within the kitchen brigade The ability to stay cool under pressure, with sharp attention to detail The Benefits Joining INKO NITO isn’t just a job - it’s a chance to cook, create, and grow within a global family that values creativity, passion, and teamwork. • World-class in-house training (we’ll set you up to smash it), • Opportunities to travel the world across our five international brands, • Long service awards (because loyalty should be celebrated), • Exciting in-house incentives Travel season ticket loan, • Family meals on shift Staff discount across Zuma, ROKA, Oblix & INKO NITO, • Cycle-to-work scheme — save cash, stay fit

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  • HOLIDAY CAMP MANAGER - HALF TERMS & SUMMER
    HOLIDAY CAMP MANAGER - HALF TERMS & SUMMER
    1 month ago
    £15–£18 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    HELLO CANDIDATES, Are you a tutor, a teacher, a teaching assistant, an educator, or youth worker? Are you looking to earn extra income during holidays without committing to a permanent role? If so, we have an opportunity for you! We are a company organizing after-school clubs and camps. We are expanding our camps offerings in the N16 and N1 areas. Our camps are scheduled during the following periods: • February Half Term (one week), • Easter/Spring Holidays (two weeks), • May Half Term (one week), • Summer (six weeks), • October Half Term (one week) You can choose to work as many or as few of these camps as you like, for example, one week at Easter and two weeks over the summer holidays. Your Role: • Manage camp arrivals and ensure all pupils are accounted for. You will receive a register with all the relevant information, • Check lunch boxes to ensure they are nut-free and make emergency sandwiches if needed (we sometimes get peanut butter sandwiches or pesto pasta or our pupils sometimes drop their lunches, so we keep emergency groceries.), • Oversee classroom welfare and the smooth operation., • Supervise playtime to ensure safe play., • Coordinate assistants and ensure they follow protocols, including fire drills., • Manage pick-ups to ensure each child leaves with the correct guardian., • Oversee early drop-offs and late pick-ups for working parents., • Help set up the camp, usually on the Friday or Saturday before start Our Role:

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