Catering Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Castleford; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

excellent supervision

peer support

access to wages before payday

retail and lifestyle reward discounts

free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is hiring a Catering Assistant at Wheldale Heights in Castleford. The role supports the Chef to prepare and cook meals for residents, set dining tables and maintain a clean kitchen.

We value feeding residents well and maintaining high hygiene standards. You will be part of a caring team, providing a positive dining experience across meal times.

Qualifications

• You’ll help the Chef to prepare and cook food for the people we support.
• Set dining tables and keep the kitchen clean.
• Ensure food hygiene standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with basic food preparation.
• Keeping the kitchen clean and tidy including washing up, cleaning freezers and mopping floors.
• Cleaning and sanitising all tableware.
• Understanding people’s needs to help develop suitable menus.
• Interacting with the people we support to get feedback on meals.
• Complying with food hygiene standards.
• Being a great team player within the Catering Team.

Skills

Food preparation

Kitchen cleanliness

Tableware handling

Food hygiene

Team player

Job description

Position:Catering Assistant
Care home: Wheldale Heights
Location: Castleford, WF10 2PY
Contract type: 20 Hours per week, including weekends
Rate: £12.71 per hour

Are you looking for a catering job with a difference? Join us as our new Catering Assistant at Wheldale Heights care home in Castleford.

In this role, you’ll help the Chef to prepare and cook food for the people we support, set dining tables and keep the kitchen clean.

Meal times are an important part of our daily routine, even more so for those living in care homes.In this role, you’ll ensure everyone has a positive dining experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your catering skills to make a real difference every day.

About Exemplar Health Care

Wheldale Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities, including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Catering Assistants make delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• assisting with basic food preparation
• keeping the kitchen clean and tidy including washing up, cleaning freezers and mopping floors
• cleaning and sanitising all tableware
• understanding people’s needs, likes and choices to help the Chef develop suitable menus
• interacting with the people we support to get feedback on meals
• complying with food hygiene standards
• beinga great team player, working as part of the wider Catering Team.

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’ll also:

• have a keen interest in food and drink preparation
• have an understanding of food hygiene
• have high standards of personal hygiene
• be an excellent team player
• be adaptable and flexible
• have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle reward discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Public transport to Wheldale Heights

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

Wheldon Road Fryston Road bus stop (stop ID:45013341), which is accessed by bus 158

Wheldon Road Silkstone bus stop (stop ID: 45026339), which is accessed by bus 158.

There are no train stations within walking distance of the home. The nearest station is approximately a seven minute drive or 45 minute walk.

Castleford train station - 1.9 miles away.

The home is a short drive from the A1, A1(M) and other major roads including A656.

The home is based on a site with three other Exemplar Health Care homes.

When you arrive on the site, Wheldale Heights is on the left.

There are limited parking spaces in the home's car park. Street parking is available in the surrounding area.