Catering Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wage access

DBS check

Discounts

Counselling

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Catering Assistant at Longley Park View care home in Sheffield. You will help the Chef prepare meals, set dining tables and keep the kitchen clean, ensuring a positive dining experience for residents.

The role requires an eye for food hygiene, good communication, and a collaborative approach. Training and induction are provided, with opportunities for development within the care home group.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering or care is valued but not essential.
• Interest in food and drink preparation with high personal hygiene standards.
• Excellent teamwork and flexible to shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic food preparation.
• Keep the kitchen clean and tidy including washing up and cleaning freezers.
• Clean and sanitise all tableware.
• Understand people’s needs to help the Chef develop suitable menus.
• Interact with the people we support to get feedback on meals.
• Comply with food hygiene standards.
• Be a great team player within the Catering Team.

Skills

Food preparation

Food hygiene

Team player

Communication

Job description

Catering Assistant

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Position: Catering Assistant

Care home: Longley Park View

Location: 70 Longley Lane, Sheffield, S5 7JZ

Contract type: Full time 40 hours per week

Rate: £12.71 per hour

Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

Are you looking for a catering job with a difference? Join us as our new Catering Assistant at Longley Park View care home in Sheffield.

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

Longley Park View is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia and neuro-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

• 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.