Ancillary Assistant

Springcare Care Homes Ltd; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Early pay via Wage Stream

Blue Light Card

Fully funded training

Refer a friend scheme

Counselling & wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Recruitment portal

Job summary

Springcare is seeking an enthusiastic Ancillary Assistant for Sycamore & Poplars. You will join our kitchen team and help prepare and serve meals to residents, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and food safety.

We offer permanent day contracts, with 12-hour and 30-hour vacancies, access to our pension scheme and ongoing funded training. If you are reliable, communicative, and committed to resident well-being, apply today. We support flexible working and DBS checks.

Qualifications

• You will be positive, enthusiastic, and professional.
• Willing to go above and beyond to ensure residents receive high-quality service.
• Training provided for those with no prior experience.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the preparation and serving of hot and cold meals.
• Assisting head cook to ensure food hygiene regulations.
• Keeping the kitchen area and equipment clean to standard of food hygiene.
• Under guidance of head cook, maintaining records of food supplies and temperatures.
• Being aware of varied preferences and dietary requirements of residents.

Skills

Excellent communication

Self-motivated

Positive attitude

Education

Food and hygiene certificate

Job description

Sycamore & Poplars - Ancillary Assistant

1 x 12 hour vacancy

1 x 30 hour vacancy

What is it like to work for Springcare?

Here is what Ola says, “it is always busy but great to see people enjoy their food. You also get a chance to cook when you feel confident to do so.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed team member to join our kitchen team.

We are a family run group of Residential and Nursing homes in Shropshire, Cheshire and The Wirral and we want you to join our Springcare family. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, who strives to provide a healthy and respectful work culture.

About you:

You will be positive, enthusiastic, and professional and be willing to go above and beyond to ensure our residents receive high quality service. We need someone who is self-motivated and has excellent communication skills.

Desired but not essential:

• Food and hygiene certificate
• Previous experience in a similar role however training will be provided

Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the preparation and serving of hot and cold meals.
• Assisting the head cook to ensure that food is prepared in accordance with food hygiene regulations.
• Helping to keep the kitchen area and equipment clean and to the standard for food hygiene.
• Under guidance of head cook, maintaining accurate records of food supplies and freezer/fridge temperatures
• Being aware of varied preferences and dietary requirements of individual residents

What Springcare can offer to you:

• Permanent full and part time day contracts – with access to our work placed pension scheme
• Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay.
• Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers
• Full support with ongoing fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications with career progression opportunities.
• Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support.
• Family friendly policies
• Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal.

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

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