Catering Assistant

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Warrington; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare Limited is seeking a Catering Assistant to join their dedicated kitchen team at Emerald Place, a clinical service for young people with mental health illnesses. The role involves meal preparation, serving food, and maintaining hygiene standards in a supportive environment, with opportunities for career development and training.

Benefits

33 days of annual leave plus your birthday off

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

Career development and training opportunities

Pension contributions

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts and special offers

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is required.
• Relevant catering qualification is desirable.
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with meal preparation and cooking.
• Serving food and beverages to service users and staff.
• Maintaining hygiene standards and cleanliness.

Skills

Knowledge of COSHH

Knowledge of HACCP

Basic numeracy skills

Basic literacy skills

Education

Relevant Catering Qualification

Job description

Introduction

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 Emerald Place, a clinical service for young people from 13 up to 18 years old with mental health illnesses, where you will work 37.5 hours a week with an established and dedicated kitchen team.

Reporting to the Head Chef, you will support the chefs in preparing meals, maintaining a clean and safe working environment, and assisting with deliveries. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.

It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and your career. There’s a wide range of courses on offer to help grow and develop your career. If you have the aspiration, capability, and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can provide the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

As a Catering Assistant, you will be:

• Assisting catering staff with the preparation and cooking of meals in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Serving food and beverages to service users, staff, and visitors.
• Maintaining storage procedures and stock rotation.
• Ensuring all areas, equipment, and furniture are cleaned and stored correctly.
• Ensuring the kitchen and related areas meet hygiene standards and comply with company policies.
• Liaising with the wider team, including dietitians, regarding dietary and planned meals.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Relevant Catering Qualification (desirable)
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP
• Experience in a similar role
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills

Where you will be working:

Address: Emerald Place, Farmfield Drive, Charlwood, Surrey, RH6 0BN

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Elysium Healthcare have collaborated to provide a new purpose-built Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Surrey.

Emerald Place Clinic is a 12-bed general adolescent inpatient unit for young people aged 13 to 18. You will be part of a team supporting young people with primary diagnoses of mental illness, including neurodevelopmental disorders, mild learning disabilities, autism, and disordered eating.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £25,058
• 33 days of annual leave plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Career development and training opportunities
• Pension contributions
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.

About your next employer:

You will work for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to care delivery. With over 90 services across England and Wales in Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there are opportunities for growth and advancement.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network operating in 10 countries with over 86,000 employees worldwide.

Elysium Healthcare is committed to safer recruitment practices and is a Disability Confident employer. It is essential that all staff understand their responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.