Catering Assistant

Elysium Healthcare; Brookmans Park; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Brookmans Park is seeking a Catering Assistant to support meal preparation and maintain hygiene standards in a calm working environment. The role involves assisting in cooking, serving meals, and ensuring cleanliness in the kitchen. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role and knowledge of food safety practices. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits including annual leave and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual salary of £25,058

33 days annual leave

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support

Career development training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Relevant Catering Qualification is desirable.
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP is required.
• Experience of working in a similar role is essential.
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills are needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist catering staff with meal preparation and cooking.
• Serve food and beverages to service users, staff, and visitors.
• Maintain storage procedures and stock rotation.
• Ensure cleanliness and proper storage of areas and equipment.
• Comply with operational hygiene standards.
• Liaise with dietitians regarding meals.

Skills

Relevant Catering Qualification

Knowledge of COSHH

Knowledge of HACCP

Experience in a similar role

Basic numeracy and literacy skills

Job description

Are you passionate about food and looking for a rewarding opportunity to work within a healthcare setting helping some of the most vulnerable people in society?

If so, join Rhodes Wood Hospital, a service for eating disorders, where you will be working 37.5 hours a week with an established and dedicated kitchen team.

Reporting to the Head Chef, you will support the chefs to prepare meals, maintain a clean and safe working environment, and assist with deliveries. There's a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.

It's a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you'll be able to manage your workload and your career. Huge range of courses on offer to help grow and develop your career. If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

As a Catering Assistant you will be:

• Assisting catering staff with both the preparation and cooking of meals in accordance with the company's policies and procedures.
• Serving service users, staff and visitors with food and beverages.
• Maintaining storage procedures and stock rotation.
• Ensuring that all areas, equipment and furniture are cleaned and stored correctly.
• As part of the catering team, ensuring the kitchen and associated areas meet operational hygiene standards and comply with the company's policies and procedures.
• Liaising with the wider team, including dietitians regarding dietary and planned meals

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Relevant Catering Qualification (Desirable)
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP
• Experience of working within a similar role.
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills.

Where you will be working:

Location: Rhodes Wood Hospital. Shepherds Way, Hatfield AL9 6NN

Join the team at Rhodes Wood Hospital providing care for children and young people aged 8-18 years with eating disorders who require residential care, working on tailored treatment programmes designed for the individual needs of each young person.

There is also an on-site Ofsted Registered school to support young people continue with their education while in hospital. Rhodes Wood Hospital is located on the outskirts of Hatfield, which is easily reachable by car.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £25,058
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work‑life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.