bank kitchen assistant

Cygnet Group; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Meal onshift

Pension scheme

Employee Discount Savings

NHS Discount Savings

Expert supervision & support

Job summary

Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton is a state-of-the-art PICU and Acute hospital for men in the West Midlands. The Bank Kitchen Assistant helps provide balanced meals and maintains a safe, clean kitchen environment as part of a dedicated team.

You'll have flexible shifts across Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton with support from expert supervision, free meals on shift, a pension scheme and employee discounts. DBS check will be required for successful candidates.

Qualifications

• Passionate about catering, preferably with experience within a care setting.
• Able to work as part of a team and take direction.
• Commitment to high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Assist the team in providing balanced, appetising meals.
• Perform basic food preparation, cooking tasks & other kitchen duties.
• Wash utensils, dishes & store appropriately.
• Sort, store & distribute ingredients, check deliveries and assist with stock ordering.
• Maintain personal hygiene and ensure the kitchen is clean & hygienic.
• Handle, maintain & store kitchen equipment in accordance with COSHH procedures.
• Use chemicals in line with COSHH regulations.

Skills

Catering experience

Care setting experience

Team player

Good communicator

Hygienic standards

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around - there's no better feeling. It's what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

Cygnet Group are looking to hire a Bank Kitchen Assistant to join our dedicated team at Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton. In this role, you'll help us maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment for the individuals in our care.

Looking for flexible work that fits around your lifestyle? Join Cygnet Hospital Oldbury as a Bank Kitchen Assistant / Catering Assistant, where you'll have the freedom to pick up shifts that suit your availability, providing cover when required for annual leave, sickness and training.

Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton is our state-of-the-art PICU & Acute hospital for men, in the West Midlands.

The service features two wards. A 12 bed PICU ward and a 17 bed Acute ward. Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton has a full multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and supports the acute needs of adults requiring rapid access to mental health services, including those who may need an intensive care environment.

We're focused on length of stay and making sure individuals move as quickly and safely as possible from our services to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them. Individuals can step down through the pathways available within Cygnet services.

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you:

• Salary: £13.00 per hour (£14.57 including 12.1% holiday allowance)

• Expert supervision & support

• Free Meal onshift

• Pension scheme

• Employee Discount Savings

• NHS Discount Savings

Your Day-to-Day...

• Assist the team in providing balanced, appetising meals

• Perform basic food preparation, cooking tasks & other kitchen duties

• Wash utensils, dishes & make sure they are stored appropriately

• Sort, store & distribute ingredients, check deliveries and assist with stock ordering

• Maintain personal hygiene and ensure the kitchen is clean & hygienic

• Handle, maintain & store kitchen equipment in accordance with Cygnet procedures

• Use chemicals in line with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations.

You are...

• Passionate about catering, preferably with experience within a care setting

• Enthusiastic, keen to learn and an active team member

• Polite & professional, with a positive attitude at all times

• An excellent communicator who can liaise with people at all levels

• Able to work on your own initiative & under supervision

• Diligent & take pride in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness.

Please note that successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

What next?

If you care about making a difference - we want to talk to you.