Bank Kitchen Assistant/Housekeeper

The Methodist Church in Britain; North East; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

£13.00 per hour

12.1% holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Shopping, travel and leisure discounts

Healthcare and financial benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Career progression opportunities

Professional development

Expert supervision and support

Job summary

Cygnet St Williams, a 12-bed neuropsychiatric service run by Cygnet Health Care, seeks a bank Kitchen Assistant and Housekeeper. The role focuses on meals, kitchen duties, cleanliness, and stock handling within COSHH guidelines.

Applicants should have a food hygiene certificate and catering experience, ideally in care. DBS check is enhanced. Flexible bank work with opportunities for progression and benefits available.

Qualifications

• Food hygiene certificate required.
• Experience in catering, ideally in care settings.
• Able to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Excellent communication with people at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing balanced meals for residents.
• Perform kitchen tasks and general kitchen duties.
• Keep kitchen, service areas and dining room clean and tidy.
• Wash utensils and dishes; store them properly.
• Rotate stock and unpack deliveries.
• Maintain personal hygiene per Cygnet standards and safety rules.
• Handle, store and maintain kitchen equipment and chemicals per COSHH.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Diligent and detail-oriented

Independent & team player

Professional and positive

Keen to learn

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

Bank kitchen assistant and housekeeper post at Cygnet St Williams, a 12-bed neuropsychiatric service run by Cygnet Health Care for people with acquired brain injuries and progressive neurological conditions. The work centres on preparing meals, cooking, keeping kitchen and dining areas clean, and handling stock and cleaning chemicals under COSHH rules. It is flexible bank work suited to someone with catering experience, ideally in care. A food hygiene certificate and an enhanced DBS check are needed.

What the job involves

• Assist in preparing balanced, appetising meals
• Perform cooking tasks and other kitchen duties
• Keep the kitchen, service areas and dining room clean
• Wash utensils and dishes and store them appropriately
• Rotate stock and put away all deliveries
• Maintain personal hygiene to Cygnet standards and food hygiene regulations
• Handle, maintain and store kitchen equipment under Cygnet procedures
• Use cleaning chemicals in line with COSHH regulations

What’s required

Qualifications

• Food hygiene certificate

Experience

• Experience in catering

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communicator able to liaise with people at all levels
• Diligent, taking pride in the highest standards of cleanliness
• Able to work on own initiative, in a team and under supervision
• Polite, professional and positive at all times
• Enthusiastic and keen to learn

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check

Other

• Good personal hygiene standards

Nice to have

• Catering experience within a care setting

What’s offered

• £13.00 per hour plus 12.1% holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Shopping, travel and leisure discounts
• Healthcare and financial benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• Career progression opportunities
• Professional development
• Expert supervision and support