Catering Assistant

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Onsite parking

Wellbeing support

Pension scheme

Career development

Job summary

The Limes, Mansfield, is recruiting a dedicated kitchen assistant to join our healthcare catering team within Elysium Healthcare. You will work 30 hours per week, supporting the Head Chef with meal preparation, service to residents, and safe, hygienic operations as part of a friendly on-site team.

In this role you’ll help with stock, deliveries, and liaising with dietitians on dietary plans. Elysium Healthcare offers career development, wellbeing support, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Assisting catering staff with preparation and cooking of meals following policies.
• Serving residents, staff and visitors with food and beverages.
• Maintaining storage procedures and stock rotation.
• Ensuring areas and equipment are cleaned and stored correctly.
• Ensuring kitchen meets hygiene standards and dietary guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Support with meal preparation and cooking.
• Handle deliveries and assist with stock management.
• Maintain safe, clean work areas and comply with hygiene procedures.
• Coordinate with dietitians on dietary plans and meals.

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 The Limes, where you will be working 30 hours per 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.

Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

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

• 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

Where you will be working:

Location: The Limes, Main Street, Langwith, Mansfield NG20 9HD

It is a specialist Rehabilitation service for men with a Mental Illness and/or Personality Disorder and a history of trauma and/or attachment disorders. The service offers a blended model of rehabilitation that combines a traditional rehabilitation environment with single and dual occupancy apartments, to provide a seamless care pathway for men. You will be working in an environment where there is a strong emphasis on positive risk taking which enables self-reliance and builds trust and self-esteem.

What You’ll Get:

• Annual base salary of £25,565 (Pro rata)
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays(Pro rata) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite free parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 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.