Bank Catering Assistant

Sanctuary Group; Scotland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Scotland seeks a Bank Catering Assistant to join their team. In this role, you will support residents with meal preparation and service, ensuring a delightful dining experience while adhering to food hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will be caring, enthusiastic, and a team player, with a passion for enriching lives. Offers flexible hours, training opportunities, and a supportive work environment. Join us in making a difference every day.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

Confidential 24/7 employee advice service

Cycle to Work scheme

Complimentary meals during long shifts

Life assurance

Contributory pension plan

Qualifications

• Previous catering experience is desirable.
• A food hygiene certificate is a plus.
• Understanding of safe food storage/cleaning practices is essential.

Responsibilities

• Basic food preparation and presenting meals to residents.
• Serve meals to our residents in accordance with hygiene legislation.
• Support colleagues and ensure a caring environment.

Skills

Team work

Catering experience

Food hygiene certificate

Communication

Caring and enthusiastic attitude

Job description

Bank Catering Assistant

28 Racecourse Rd, Ayr KA7 2UX

£12.21 per hour

Hours as and when required

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work don’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction atGlenfairn Housefor all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team atGlenfairn Houseis special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

Your Mind and Body

Occupational sick pay after 12 month’s service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)

Confidential 24/7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)

Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare

A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme

Your Financial Wellbeing

Additional compensation for overtime

Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice

Exclusive discounts through our e-hub platform

Securing your future with our contributory pension plan

Life assurance

Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)

Your Job

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)

Complimentary meals during long shifts

Growth and development with us through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities

Ability to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network

Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 month’s service onwards

CIInspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)

Are you our next Catering Assistant? Here’s more about the role:

First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process

Your main duties will include basic food preparation, presenting meals to a high standard and serving meals to our residents, all performed to relevant food hygiene legislation

Excellent food and great service play a key part in our residents’ day.

What skills do I need?

Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home

Previous catering experience is desirable as is a food hygiene certificate

An understanding of safe food storage/cleaning practices is essential

Support and training are provided

You need to be caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share

Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach

You will also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

Job Reference: 227009

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

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Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.

A PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme) check in respect of protected adults will be necessary in the event of a successful application, which we will pay for.

Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.