Bank Kitchen Assistant

Athenacarehomes; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Amberley Hall Care Home recherche un Kitchen Assistant pour soutenir le Chef et garantir un service alimentaire de qualité aux résidents. Le rôle implique une interaction avec les résidents pour favoriser un environnement chaleureux et respectueux, ainsi que des responsabilités de nettoyage et de maintenance des zones communes. Des qualifications dans le secteur de la restauration sont souhaitées, mais la formation sera également fournie.

Benefits

28 jours de congés par an

Carte Blue Light et accès à la plate-forme de réduction

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Qualifications

• Expérience de travail dans un environnement de cuisine ou formation en restauration.
• Fiabilité et excellentes compétences en communication.
• Utilisation des applications de base de Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Soutenir le chef dans la fourniture de services de restauration de haute qualité.
• Assister au service des repas aux résidents selon leurs besoins alimentaires.
• Assurer la conformité avec les normes de santé et de sécurité.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant at Amberley Hall Care Home, you will be responsible for supporting the Head Chef to provide a high-quality food service within the home, ensuring that high standards are achieved to meet the needs of the residents.

Please note there is no sponsorship available for this position.

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 Kitchen Assistant will work to ensure the catering services and dining experiences are of the highest standard and quality for our residents – this includes the maintenance of public areas, such as the café area, and providing refreshments for our residents and their guests.

Salary:
£12.21 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:

• Support the Head Chef to ensure the catering services and residential dining experience is of the highest standard and quality.
• Assist the Head Chef with meal service to the residents, ensuring the meals cater for the resident’s dietary requirements and the areas are clean and stocked appropriately.
• To actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
• Ensure Health & Safety within the services team, residents and visitors meet the requirements of the Food Safety Manual and Health and Safety Manual.

Training, Skills & Experience Required:

• Experience of working within a kitchen environment, or have a catering background, ideally within a care environment but this is not essential.
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is desirable.
• Reliable with excellent communication skills, and high attention to detail.
• Computer literate, with the ability to use basic Microsoft Office applications.

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.