Catering Assistant

Swarthmore Care Home; Gerrards Cross; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Training

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension Scheme

Company Sick Pay

Job summary

Swarthmore Care Home is an independent not-for-profit care home in Gerrards Cross offering residential and dementia care with high-quality, person-centered service. We are seeking an enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our kitchen team to prepare light meals for residents and support the Chef with food prep and cleaning duties.

The role involves working alone in the kitchen from 3pm to 8pm, two days per week (some weekend work) with a half-hour unpaid break.

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen is not essential; transferable skills will be considered.
• Desirable: Completion of Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Prepare light meals for residents.
• Assist Chef with food preparation.
• Wash up and close down the kitchen to protocol.

Skills

Good communicator

Food prep

Washing up

Independent worker

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Swarthmore Care Home is an independent not-for-profit care home set in beautiful, landscaped gardens in the desirable village of Gerrards Cross providing high quality person-centered care for residential and dementia care.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our kitchen team.

The role requires making light meals for residents, assisting Chef with food prep and washing up etc. You will be required to work alone in the kitchen from 3pm -8pm ensuring meals are served to residents (with carers help) and the kitchen is closed down following the correct protocol, each day.

2 x days p/week (some weekend work required) hours between 11.30am – 8pm with ½ an hour unpaid break.

A good communicator with a can-do friendly attitude. Experience of working in a commercial kitchen is not essential, however demonstrable transferable skills will be strongly considered.

Benefits include free meals, Training, Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme & Company Sick Pay.

Completion of level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate is desirable – Training will be provided