Catering Assistant – Hafan Deg Residential Care Home

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council; Lampeter; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Wales is looking for a Catering Assistant to support the kitchen team at Hafan Deg Residential Care Home in Lampeter. Responsibilities include preparing and serving meals, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Ideal candidates will have experience working in a catering environment. Employee benefits include competitive leave allowance and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave allowance

Generous pension contribution scheme

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve evening meals to residents.
• Maintain cleanliness in the kitchen.
• Ensure food safety and health standards are met.

Skills

Experience in catering environment

Job description

We operate a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Catering Assistant – Hafan Deg Residential Care Home

We are looking to recruit a Catering Assistant to join our Catering team in Hafan Deg Residential Care Home in Lampeter, on a permanent basis.

The role includes:

• general kitchen duties including washing up of equipment and utensils and the cleaning of all areas and surrounds
• to prepare and serve an evening meal to the residents
• maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness in all areas of the kitchen at all times
• ensuring observance of Food Safety and Environmental Health standards

On a day to day basis you will:

• undertake the preparation and serving of an evening meal for the residents to include beverages
• general kitchen duties including washing up of equipment and utensils and the cleaning of all areas and surrounds
• setting up the tables and clearing if required
• recording the temperature of food at the point of service
• ensuring observance of Food Safety and Environmental Health standards
• ensuring EEC standards on Manual Handling
• general Health and Safety of kitchen including hazardous equipment

We are looking to recruit an individual with:

• experience/knowledge of working within a catering environment

In exchange for your skills and commitment, we will offer you a range of employee benefits including competitive annual leave allowance and a generous pension contribution scheme. More information about our wide range of employee benefits can be found here. In addition, we are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.

Should you require any further information about this role, please contact Gaynor Davies on 07773386880

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk. As part of this commitment, certain roles within our organisation require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess the suitability of candidates. This role will require an Enhanced DBS check. Please note that the presence of previous convictions will not necessarily disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. We assess each applicant on a case‑by‑case basis, and take into account the nature and relevance of any convictions in relation to the responsibilities of the role. Our goal is to create an inclusive and supportive work environment where all individuals are treated fairly and with respect. If you have any concerns or questions regarding this process, please feel free to contact us for clarification. Your privacy and dignity are of utmost importance to us throughout the recruitment process.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Schools and Culture

We offer appropriate challenge and support to our schools, to help them deliver first class education to all pupils, across the age and ability range. Our primary functions are as follows:

• School Improvement: Leadership; Support and Challenge, Teaching and Learning; Digital Literacy; Literacy and Numeracy; Welsh in Education
• Additional Learning Needs: Provision for pupils with Additional Learning Needs, Inclusion; Attendance; Educational Psychology
• Pupil Wellbeing: Counselling; Welfare; Anti-Bullying, Pupil Voice
• Education Governance: Data ; Governor Support, Policy support
• School Admissions
• Culture: Music Service; Cered; Felinfach Theatre; Museum
• Infrastructure and Resources: Planning School Places; Modernisation and Twenty First Century Schools Programme; Buildings; Grants
• Catering: Day Centres; Primary Schools; Residential homes.
• Childcare Unit: Childcare Sufficiency Assessment; Childcare & Play Grant; Childcare Offer; Out of School (After School Clubs and Holiday Playschemes); Day Nursery, Cylch/Playgroup & Childminder business support and staff training

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