Catering Assistant

Exemplar Health Care Group.; Stockport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent supervision

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care Group. is seeking a Catering Assistant at Adswood Lodge in Stockport. In this role, you'll assist in food preparation, maintain kitchen cleanliness, and ensure positive dining experiences for residents. Applicants should have an interest in food preparation and understand food hygiene. This position offers excellent supervision, support, and career prospects, alongside perks such as access to wages before payday and discounts.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience is valued but not essential.
• Must identify with values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation.
• Keep the kitchen clean and tidy.
• Clean and sanitise tableware.
• Understand people’s dietary needs and preferences.
• Interact with people to get feedback.
• Comply with food hygiene standards.
• Be a great team player.

Skills

Interest in food preparation

Understanding of food hygiene

High standards of personal hygiene

Team player

Adaptability and flexibility

Communication skills

Job description

Position: Catering Assistant
Care home: Adswood Lodge
Location: Stockport, SK3 8HZ
Contract type: 30 hours per week
Rate: £12.71 per hour

Are you looking for a catering job with a difference? Join us as our new Catering Assistant at Adswood Lodge care home in Stockport.

In this role, you’ll help the Cook 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 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

Qualifications and skills

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.

• 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

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.