Catering Assistant

Sanctuary Group; Liskeard; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Catering Assistant in Liskeard to prepare and serve nutritious meals to residents. Candidates should have teamwork experience, a caring attitude, and preferably a food hygiene certificate. The role offers competitive pay and numerous benefits, including annual leave, training opportunities, and health support.

Benefits

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life assurance

CQC performance bonus

Occupational sick pay

Excellent training opportunities

Refer a friend scheme

Contributory pension

24/7 support service

Exclusive discounts via 'Sanctuary e-hub'

Qualifications

• Ability to support colleagues and work as part of a team.
• Experience in food preparation and presentation.
• Commitment to treating residents with dignity.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals to residents.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene legislation.
• Maintain a happy and supportive team environment.

Skills

Team work

Previous catering experience

Understanding of safe food storage

Communication skills

Caring and enthusiastic attitude

Flexibility

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

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Department: Health and Social Care (Catering and Hospitality S

Operation: Sanctuary Care

Closing Date:

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Requisition: 226210

Catering Assistant

£12.21 per hour

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work don’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Pengover for all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Pengover is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

Are you our next Catering Assistant? Here’s more about the role:

• First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• Your main duties will include basic food preparation, presenting meals to a high standard and serving meals to our residents, all performed to relevant food hygiene legislation
• Excellent food and great service play a key part in our residents’ day.

What skills do I need?

• Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home
• Previous catering experience is desirable as is a food hygiene certificate
• An understanding of safe food storage/cleaning practices is essential
• Support and training are provided
• You need to be caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share
• Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach
• You will also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

Benefits and rewards

We know you work so hard and being the best Catering Assistant you can be needs to be rewarded. We are very proud to offer the following:

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Life assurance
• CQC performance bonus
• Occupational sick pay after qualifying period
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme with payment of up to £500 available
• Contributory pension from Sanctuary Care
• Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice
• Exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources, recognition and much more via “Sanctuary e-hub”’
• Criminal Records Checks are funded by Sanctuary Care.

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

Job Reference: 226210

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.

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Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.