Care Kitchen Assistant: Nutritious Meals & Hygiene Expert

Ann's; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£12.71 per hour

Free Uniform

Four Weekly pay

Paid Access NI Check

All Practical and online training Paid

Job summary

Ann’s Home Care is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to help prepare nutritious, well balanced meals for people who use our service, to handle and store food safely and to serve meals and drinks as required, ensuring good communication with service users and a courteous, supportive approach.

Daily duties include following COSHH and Food Hygiene regulations, cleaning and tidying the kitchen, checking fridge temperatures, ordering stock, taking deliveries, and assisting the Chef to keep the kitchen

Qualifications

• Basic numeracy and literacy required.
• Willingness to work towards an NVQ2 in Catering.
• Basic knowledge of catering and food hygiene regulations.
• Basic knowledge of operating kitchen equipment.
• COSHH/Health and Safety knowledge desirable.
• Previous catering experience preferred, especially in care settings.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of nutritious, well balanced meals for users of the service.
• Handle and store food in accordance with food hygiene regulations.
• Serve meals and drinks to users as required.
• Talk to users to ensure meals are prepared to their liking.
• Clean and maintain kitchen, surfaces, equipment and floors.
• Check fridge/freezer temperatures daily and manage supplies.
• Order food and kitchen equipment and take deliveries.
• Assist in keeping store rooms organised and clean.
• Take users to dining areas and assist as needed to ensure smooth service.
• Any other duties as required by the Chef to keep the kitchen running smoothly.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Catering knowledge

Food Hygiene Regulations

COSHH/Health and Safety knowledge

Operation of kitchen equipment

Previous catering experience

Education

NVQ2 in Catering

Job description

Ann’s Home Care is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to help prepare nutritious, well balanced meals for people who use our service, to handle and store food safely and to serve meals and drinks as required, ensuring good communication with service users and a courteous, supportive approach.

Daily duties include following COSHH and Food Hygiene regulations, cleaning and tidying the kitchen, checking fridge temperatures, ordering stock, taking deliveries, and assisting the Chef to keep the kitchen