Bank Kitchen Assistant

Athenacarehomes; March; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein etabliertes Unternehmen sucht einen engagierten Küchenassistenten, der den Küchenchef unterstützt, um eine hochwertige Verpflegung für die Bewohner zu gewährleisten. In dieser Rolle sind Sie für die Aufrechterhaltung der Sauberkeit und die Bereitstellung von Mahlzeiten verantwortlich, die den diätetischen Anforderungen der Bewohner entsprechen. Sie werden auch die Möglichkeit haben, mit den Bewohnern zu interagieren und ihre Lebensqualität zu verbessern. Das Unternehmen bietet ein unterstützendes Umfeld mit umfassender Einarbeitung und attraktiven Zusatzleistungen, einschließlich eines wettbewerbsfähigen Gehalts und Urlaubsansprüchen. Wenn Sie eine Leidenschaft für die Gastronomie haben und in einem freundlichen Team arbeiten möchten, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie.

Benefits

Umfassende Einarbeitung

Wettbewerbsfähiges Gehalt

28 Tage Urlaub pro Jahr

Kostenlose Blue Light Card

Freunde-werben-Freunde-Programm

Qualifications

• Erfahrung in der Küchenumgebung oder Catering-Hintergrund, idealerweise in der Pflege.
• Zuverlässig mit hervorragenden Kommunikationsfähigkeiten und hoher Detailgenauigkeit.

Responsibilities

• Unterstützung des Küchenchefs bei der Bereitstellung hochwertiger Verpflegungsdienste.
• Aktive Interaktion mit Bewohnern und Gewährleistung der Einhaltung von Gesundheits- und Sicherheitsstandards.

Skills

Küchenumgebung Erfahrung

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

Detailgenauigkeit

Computerkenntnisse

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant at Aria Court 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.

About Aria Court Care Home:
After a recent refurbishment, Aria Court is now a sparkling 92-bedroom care home with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

Located in a quiet residential nook in March, Cambridgeshire, our home boasts a cinema, hair salon, and multiple dining rooms. Beautiful gardens provide a bounty of home-grown fruit and veg.

The kitchen team at Aria Court are award-winning and have even created their own cookbook full of their best recipes. As one of the leading residential care homes in March, Cambridgeshire, Aria Court offers nothing less than the best care for your loved one in a safe and comfortable environment.

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:
Bank / Casual hours, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

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.
• 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).

Our aim is to be the provider of choice for our residents and the employer of choice for our team members.

Our purpose is to create excellent quality homely environments with the highest standards of care, catering, housekeeping, and activities.

We aim to enhance the lives of our residents and enable them to enjoy life to the full as individuals in happy, comfortable, and safe surroundings.