Catering Assistants

Exemplar Ltd; Failsworth; Presencial; GBP 12 000 - 15 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities

Career prospects

Wages before payday

DBS check

Counselling support

Blue Light Card

Resumo da oferta

Exemplar Health Care offers a Catering Assistant role at Walton Grove care home in Oldham. You will help the Chef prepare meals, set dining tables, and maintain a clean, sanitary kitchen to ensure residents have a positive dining experience.

Prior care sector experience is not required; induction and buddy systems support your onboarding. The role values enthusiasm for food, hygiene, strong teamwork, and ongoing training opportunities to grow within the team.

Qualificações

• Experience in food handling and preparation is preferred but not essential.
• Good personal hygiene and food safety awareness required.
• Excellent teamwork and positive attitude are important.

Responsabilidades

• Assist with basic food preparation.
• Keep the kitchen clean and tidy, including washing up and cleaning equipment.
• Clean and sanitise all tableware.
• Understand residents' needs to help develop suitable menus.
• Interact with residents to get feedback on meals.
• Comply with food hygiene standards.
• Be a strong team player within the Catering Team.

Conhecimentos

Food preparation

Food hygiene

Personal hygiene

Team player

Adaptability

Communication skills

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Are you looking for a catering job with a difference? Join us as our new Catering Assistant at Walton Grove care home in Oldham. 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. 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:

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.

What we're looking for

• 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.

About Exemplar Health Care

Walton Grove is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers. We're one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England. Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.

Benefits and Perks

• 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.