Bank Assistant Chef

Athena Care Homes (UK) Ltd; King's Lynn; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care home as a Bank Assistant Chef, ensuring high-quality food service and meal preparation. Collaborate with the Head Chef to provide an exceptional dining experience for residents, while adhering to dietary needs and company standards. This entry-level role offers a competitive hourly rate and a supportive environment focused on compassionate care.

Benefits

28 days of holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years catering experience in a kitchen environment.
• Exposure to working in a care environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality dining experience for residents.
• Liaise with residents about food satisfaction.
• Assist Head Chef in meeting regulatory requirements.

Skills

Catering

Food Hygiene

Communication

Education

NVQ level 3 in Food Hygiene

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As an Assistant Chef at Amberley Hall Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring a high quality of food service and meal preparation within the home.

About Amberley Hall Care Home

Award-winning Amberley Hall is one of the top residential care homes in Kings Lynn. At Amberley Hall we pride ourselves on our beautiful, extensive gardens filled with pear trees, our state-of-the-art cinema and our hair and beauty salon.

All of our team at the purpose-built, 106-bedroom care home are ready to welcome residents with their compassionate and caring attitudes.

About The Role

Reporting to the Head Chef, the Assistant Chef will support the team by ensuring the catering services and residential dining experience is of the highest standard and quality.

Salary

£13.37 per hour.

Shift Pattern

0 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location:

Baldock Drive, King's Lynn, England, PE30 3DQ.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Providing a high-quality dining experience by promoting choice and dignity to the residents of the home with the services we provide
• Liaise with residents to ensure they are happy with the food and beverages being delivered within the home
• Ensure the nutritional content of the meals provided cater for the dietary needs of all residents.
• Assist the Head Chef with all regulatory and statutory requirements are met and company policies and procedures are adhered to.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum of two years catering experience working within a kitchen environment is essential.
• NVQ level 3 in Food Hygiene is essential.
• Exposure to working within a care environment is highly advantageous.

What We Can Offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Hospitality and Catering

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care