Catering Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Highburton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Highburton is looking for a Catering Assistant to provide nourishing meals and a positive dining experience for residents. You'll prepare food, maintain cleanliness, and work with the catering team to support dietary needs. Ideal candidates should be team players with a genuine interest in food preparation. This role offers excellent training and development opportunities along with competitive pay.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24 / 7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in food preparation or care sector is a plus.
• Identifies with values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic food preparation and meal delivery.
• Keep the kitchen clean and tidy, including washing up.
• Understand people’s dietary needs and assist in menu development.
• Comply with food hygiene standards.
• Interact with residents to gather meal feedback.

Skills

Interest in food and drink preparation

Understanding of food hygiene

High standards of personal hygiene

Excellent team player

Adaptable and flexible

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Job description

Catering Assistant

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Rate : £12.21 per hour

Are you looking for a catering job with a difference? Join us as a Catering Assistant at Lepton Heights care home in Huddersfield.

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.

You’ll help the Cook to prepare and cook food for the people we support, set dining tables and keep the kitchen clean.

About Exemplar Health Care

Lepton Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

Lepton Heights supports adults living with complex needs, such as acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

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
• being a great team player, working as part of the wider Catering Team.

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.

About you

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 with Wagestream
• retail and lifestyle reward discounts
• free DBS check
• 24 / 7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

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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