Care Home Kitchen Assistant

Brackenberry; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care home in Liverpool seeks a Care Home Kitchen Assistant on a 3-month contract with potential for extension. The role is crucial in delivering nutritious meals and maintaining kitchen standards. Applicants should possess a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and ideally have experience in catering. This position requires immediate availability and compliance with health regulations.

Qualifications

• Must possess or be willing to obtain Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Experience in catering or food service environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with hygiene and safety practices is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist Cook with daily kitchen operations and food service delivery.
• Maintain high hygiene standards across all kitchen areas.
• Adhere to Health and Safety and Food Hygiene regulations.
• Report equipment malfunctions and safety hazards.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Experience in catering

Knowledge of food hygiene practices

Job description

We are working closely alongside with local authority in Liverpool to assist with the appointment of a Care Home Kitchen Assistant on a 3 – month contract highly likely to be extended at client's discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 13.59 – 15.83 per hour

Summary

The Care Home Kitchen Assistant plays a crucial and supportive role in the care homes catering service ensuring residents receive nutritious and culturally appropriate meals in a clean and safe environment. This position involves assisting the Cook with food preparation maintaining high standards of kitchen cleanliness and deputizing for the Assistant Cook when necessary. The successful candidate will be a committed team player ensuring all duties are performed with consideration for the health religious and cultural needs of the Service Users. This role operates within a 7-day service framework with shifts between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Cook with all aspects of daily kitchen operations and food service delivery.
• Ensure Service Users Health Religious and Cultural needs are given full consideration during food preparation and serving.
• Maintain an exceptionally high standard of cleanliness and hygiene across all kitchen areas including food storage, preparation surfaces, equipment and utensils.
• Ensure all kitchen equipment is cleaned and stored correctly after use.
• Adhere strictly to all Health and Safety and Food Hygiene regulations and procedures.
• Report any equipment malfunctions, health and safety hazards or stock deficiencies to the appropriate person promptly.

Essentials

• A Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to obtain one promptly upon starting the role).
• Previous experience working in a catering kitchen or food service environment is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of basic food hygiene and safety practices.

Please note

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K.
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS.

Disclaimer

Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important

We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Employment Type: Full Time

Vacancy: 1