Bank Senior Hospitality Assistant (Care Home)

St Monica Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate care home team as a Senior Hospitality Assistant, where you'll play a vital role in delivering nutritious meals to residents and guests. This position offers a unique opportunity to learn and develop culinary skills while ensuring compliance with hygiene and dietary standards. You'll work closely with chefs to create delightful dining experiences, manage food stock, and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen. If you're passionate about food and care, this role is perfect for you, providing a fulfilling career path in the hospitality sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in food service and preparation.
• Knowledge of hygiene standards and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide food and drinks service tailored to resident needs.
• Assist Chef in cooking and food preparation.

Skills

Food Preparation

Cooking Skills

Hygiene Compliance

Stock Management

Job description

Bank Senior Hospitality Assistant (Care Home) (JR101717) Bristol, England

Hourly rate: £12.87 per hour

Key Results

Summary responsibilities/outcomes

• Responsible for the day-to-day provision of food and drinks service across allocated care home, tailored to meet the needs and preferences of our residents. Both cooking and preparing light snacks onsite and finishing and serving food prepared by our suppliers.
• Works alongside the Chef to ensure quality, timings, consistency, and compliance in relation to modified diets and care/nutrition/hydration needs. Heats up food that is prepared externally. Assists by making sandwiches, garnishes and sauces. Some basic cooking of omelettes, paninis etc.
• Deputises for the Chef including cooking the evening meal and breakfast in the care homes.
• Supports the Resident Support Assistants with plating and presentation of food for the care home residents.
• Day-to-day compliance checks in relation to temperature checks/controls regarding quality and presentation, labelling food, allergens etc.
• Responsible for day-to-day cleanliness, hygiene and washing up after a food service.
• Assists with stock management, rotation and ordering.
• Safely closes down the kitchen at the end of the day in line with protocols in preparation for the next day. Removes food waste.

The role

Being in one of our catering teams means you’ll be providing hot, healthy and satisfying food not only for residents, but also for visitors and your fellow colleagues. Within the catering team there are a range of roles, including head chefs, sous chefs, commis chefs, catering assistants and hospitality support workers.

Training and development

There is plenty of opportunity to perfect your skills, and plenty of room for career development and a chance to work your way up the ranks within the catering team.