Dining Assistant, Dartford Kent

Different Technologies Pty Ltd.; Dartford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Bank Holiday pay

Pension

Refer a Friend £1000

DBS paid by company

Induction programme

Apprenticeships funding

Annual leave 5.6 weeks

Supportive team

Confidential support helpline

Uniforms

Job summary

Nellsar is seeking a Dining Assistant for The Old Downs Residential Care Home in Dartford, Kent. You will support residents at meals and help deliver a high-quality dining experience in a warm, person-centred setting.

This role offers 30 contracted hours, with every other weekend free where applicable, and a comprehensive benefits package including paid training, enhanced DBS, pension, generous annual leave, and progression opportunities through apprenticeships.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Catering Team to assist with meals for the residents.
• Assisting in preparation and serving of all meals, in a timely manner.
• Liaising with care staff, residents, and visitors in a polite and person-centred way.
• Together with the Catering Team, to ensure a high standard of food preparation is maintained and to implement the requirements as set out by the Food Safety Act 1990.
• Ensuring a refreshments trolley is prepared and offered to residents and guests throughout the day.
• Maintaining the hydration station & ensuring it is well stocked.
• Preparing the tea trolley and supporting residents during the tea rounds.

Job description

Job Vacancy: Dining Assistant
Location: The Old Downs Residential Care Home in Dartford, Kent
Contracted hours: 30 hours (to include – every other weekend free, as applicable),
Work flexibility in accordance with your availability and the service requirements
Hourly rate of pay: £13

At Nellsar, dining is a very important part of our offering, and our Dining Assistants play a crucial part in helping us to deliver a high standard of service for those in our care. This important and hands-on role requires an enthusiastic and motivated individual to assist our residents at mealtimes and ensure they enjoy a high-quality, comfortable dining experience.

As a Dining Assistant, you will enjoy being part of an exceptionally supportive team, welcoming you into providing outstanding physical, emotional, and social assistance to the people living at The Old Downs Residential Care Home.

The perfect role for you

Being a caring heart, with a passion for making people happy, you will thrive on bringing a smile on our residents’ face, whilst supporting their physical and mental wellbeing. Being a kind, compassionate person who respects people’s personal choice, dignity and privacy, we would be honoured to welcome you in our team.

Nellsar is committed to developing and training our staff to ensure high quality care is provided to our residents and the successful candidate will receive on-going training and development with opportunities for progression within the Company, including apprenticeships for new and existing staff

You will have the opportunity to excel

The Dining Assistant responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Under the direction of the Catering Team to assist with meals for the residents.
• Assisting in preparation and serving of all meals, in a timely manner.
• Liaising with care staff, residents, and visitors in a polite and person-centred way.
• Together with the Catering Team, to ensure a high standard of food preparation is maintained and to implement the requirements as set out by the Food Safety Act 1990.
• Ensuring a refreshments trolley is prepared and offered to residents and guests throughout the day.
• Maintaining the hydration station & ensuring it is well stocked.
• Preparing the tea trolley and supporting residents during the tea rounds.

What we offer in return to your dedication

• Competitive pay and paid training hours
• Enhanced pay rate for Bank Holiday
• Workplace pension
• ‘Refer a Friend’ payments of up to £1000
• Enhanced DBS paid for by the company
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Access to funded qualifications via the apprenticeship programme
• 5.6 weeks annual leave
• Working in a supportive team
• Free 24-hour access to confidential employee support helpline
• Nellsar work uniforms

Why Choose Us

Nellsar has been a family-run Company since 1988 and we provide exceptional care for residents across our group of 13 Care Homes in Kent, Surrey, and Essex. We consistently strive to achieve the highest standards of professional and person-centred care, and we achieve this by promoting the wellbeing and development of our team members. Our values focus on the individual, creating an inclusive environment with both residents and our teams at the heart of what we do every day.

It’s our mission at Nellsar to ensure that people live life to the full

• We are passionate about making every day count and bringing colour and laughter to the people living in our home, their visitors and the team supporting them.
• More information about The Old Downs Residential Care Home is available here https://the-old-downs.nellsar....
• You will be an important member of The Old Downs family, who will support you to reach your goals and feel accomplished by enhancing other people’s quality of life.

Nellsar is an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to creating a work environment that embraces and celebrates individual differences.

Thank you for considering the possibility of joining the Nellsar family, we are looking forward to welcoming you!