Catering Assistant (Bank)

Anchor Hanover; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Catering Assistant to deliver high-quality catering services in a supportive environment for elderly residents. The successful candidate will have a Level 2 food safety certificate and previous catering experience. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with safety standards and minimizing food wastage while working as part of a dedicated team. This role offers a supportive and rewarding working environment with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts

Mental health support

Flexible working options

Pension plan with employer match

Ongoing personal and professional development programme

Qualifications

• Previous catering experience with knowledge of basic food safety and safe use of knives and kitchen equipment.
• Experience of working with older people.

Responsibilities

• Delivering a quality catering service in line with health, safety and hygiene requirements.
• Compliance with food safety hygiene and health & safety procedures.
• Minimising wastage when preparing meals and using equipment correctly.
• Escalating concerns and issues.

Skills

Ability to organise time and prioritise activities

Able to work in a pressured environment

Flexible and able to work as part of a team and individually

Education

Level 2 food safety certificate

Job description

Reporting into the Chef Manager, responsibilities will include:

• Delivering a quality catering service in line with health, safety and hygiene requirements.
• Compliance with food safely hygiene and health & safety procedures.
• Minimising wastage when preparing meals and using equipment correctly.
• Escalating concerns and issues.

Required knowledge & experience

• Level 2 food safety certificate.
• Health & safety procedures including control of substances harmful to health (COSHH).
• Previous catering experience with knowledge of basic food safety and safe use of knives & kitchen equipment.
• Experience of working with older people.

Required skills

• Ability to organise time and prioritise activities.
• Able to work in a pressured environment.
• Flexible and able to work as part of a team and individually.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.

Maple Tree Court in Stoke-on-Trent is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 64 residents. At Anchor, we pride ourselves in providing 24-hour care and specialised services for elderly people, the beauty of our grounds, the quality of our catering and our engaging activities we deliver.

• Contemporary care home with wide corridors, four small units, with dining area on each, wide corridors, spacious garden with access from bedrooms and lounges. Pond area with soothing running water. Good access to motorways, good local shops and supermarket.
• A friendly and bubbly team supporting with 24 hour care. Always ready to help and support residents and their families. Good connections with professionals and doctors. Dementia friendly environment. All rooms on-suite, with profiling baths available on each corridor. Visitors welcome any time.
• Good community relations, inviting the community to be involved in the home. Local church visits regularly. Local school visit and make artwork for the home. Fresh food made daily by the chiefs. Daily activities.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts.
• Mental health support.
• Flexible working options.

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better.
• Quick and easy pension transfer service.
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance.
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more.

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme.
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources.
• Career progression and promotion opportunities.