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Harbour Healthcare Limited; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care home is seeking a dedicated kitchen staff member to oversee food preparation and safety standards. The role involves catering to residents' dietary needs and supporting the broader kitchen team, ensuring a high level of hygiene and quality in food service. This opportunity includes various benefits and a strong emphasis on team values such as empathy and integrity.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and travel

Wellbeing programs including counselling

Opportunities for training and career progression

Free gym classes and workout plans

On-site parking

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Catering qualifications required.
• Food safety hygiene certifications necessary.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Support meal preparation and cooking based on dietary needs.
• Maintain food safety checks and cleanliness.
• Assist the head chef and supervise kitchen assistants.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

Qualification(s) in catering

Qualification(s) in food safety/hygiene

Job description

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Henleigh Hall Care Home- Abbey Lane Dell, Beauchief, Sheffield S8 0BZ

Henleigh Hall Care Home is able to care for residents, situated on the edge of the Peak District, Henleigh Hall Care Home is a warm and homely environment, offering nursing care and respite care.

Summary of Position:

The successful candidate will be responsible for kitchen functions including ringing through of thesupplies, preparation, and maintenance of quality standards, sanitation and cleanliness, and supervision of employees. You will assist the head chef and have kitchen assistants to help also.

Duties and responsibilities (although this is not a definitive list) :

• Support the preparation, cooking, and serving of meals and snacks throughout the day in line with our residents’ preferences and dietary needs e.g. diabetics, texture modified food, vegetarian
• Maintain food safety checks and records as per company requirements
• Ensure that you are aware of and adhere to company policy and procedures
• Follow Health and Safety procedures
• Ensure that all equipment and food service areas are kept clean and in excellent working condition
• Work alongside the Activities Team to cater for special events taking place within the home.
• Oversee and ensure that employee supervisions are completed on a timely basis
• Qualification(s) in catering
• Qualification(s) in food safety/hygiene
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good team player
• Follow food safety requirements
• Possess good judgement, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Effective time keeping and time management

General

• To attend and participate in staff meetings
• Complete all mandatory training and other training identified to develop skills
• To communicate effectively with other staff, relatives and visitors including professional agencies
• To practice and promote safe working practices within the Home

What are the Tangible benefits for working for Harbour?

• Discounts on Shopping, Fashion, Days out, Travel, Entertainment and lots more!
• FREE face-to-face counselling, for you and your family!
• £ voucher available every month for the nominated ‘Employee of the month’
• Opportunities for training and career progression
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Blue Light Card – up to % discount across ’s of retailers
• Access to a FREE eye test and discounted glasses
• Cashback card – save up to £ annually, can be used at over big brands
• FREE meditation series
• FREE wellbeing podcasts & live virtual events
• FREE mental health support programmes
• FREE workout plans
• FREE Live digital gym classes
• FREE mindset and wellbeing series
• Seasonal Company events, competitions and incentives
• Refer a friend scheme – earn upto £ when referring a friend to work for Harbour Healthcare
• On-site parking
• Flex Earn – Earned wage access.

The duties are varied, and no two days will be the same. Our residents are individuals, and they all deserve to be treated as such. However, as a general guide, duties may include some support with personal care needs, as well as help to take part in a wide range of special interests and activities that support their health and wellbeing such as arts and crafts, watching the footie, drama, musical evenings, gardening, shopping trips and social occasions.

Who are Harbour Healthcare?

We are a Family run business with Care Homes across the UK and are growing year by year.

Inclusion is how we unleash the power of diversity. We strive to foster belonging and empowerment at work. Harbour Healthcare listen and engage with our diverse communities, and we value teamwork within our diverse workplace.

Having family traditions at heart, our philosophyis actually quite simple. We strive to provide an excellent standard of care to our residents, treating them with complete dignity and respect.

We are looking for people who care regardless of qualifications or experience. We care more about you sharing and demonstrating our values, which are, -

• Humility
• Accountability
• Achievement
• Passion
• Integrity

We will give you all the training and support you need, such as obtaining a qualification in health and social care and opportunities for promotion and career growth.

Harbour Healthcare have won many accolades and awards over the years from carehome.co.uk Top Awards, now for the 5th year running as well as Disability Confident Committed.

Please note that all our positions require an Enhanced DBS check in relation to Children and Adults.