Dining Room Assistant

Wellburn Care Homes; Ovingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pay

Wellbeing initiatives

£500 refer a friend scheme

Shooting Star Awards

Staff Lottery

Birthday off (monthly)

Cycle to Work

Home and Tech Scheme

Job summary

Wellburn Care Homes in the UK are seeking a friendly Dining Room Assistant to help prepare the dining room, assist residents with meals and keep the dining areas clean and welcoming.

This role is highly rewarding, with training and career progression, excellent pay, wellbeing initiatives, a £500 refer-a-friend scheme, Staff Lottery, Birthday off, and schemes for cycling to work and home tech.

Qualifications

• Friendly, caring, and patient demeanor.
• Strong communication with residents and colleagues.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a care home setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dining room and set up for meals.
• Assist residents with meals and feeding as needed.
• Keep dining areas clean and tidy and ensure a pleasant dining experience.

Skills

Customer service

Caring nature

Teamwork

Job description

Here at Wellburn, our lovely family run business operates a little differently to a lot of other businesses. We don’t hire robots. We hire people. Everyone is different, and we love that. Our recruitment policy is as much to do with personality as it is about qualifications. We need you to fit in and be part of the team. Part of the family.

About the role

The kitchen is at the heart of all of our homes, and so are our Dining Room Assistants. They ensure the smooth running of each meal time preparing the dining room, assisting our residents with their meals and ensuring everything is clean and tidy.

It’s not always glamourous, but it’s one of the most rewarding jobs out there. Our Dining Room Assistants help to improve the health of our residents providing them with well balanced meals. Being kind and caring is key to this role, and with great training opportunities and career progression, there’s no better time to apply.

As well as working alongside a dedicated team, working at Wellburn also brings extra benefits including:

• Excellent rates of pay
• Ongoing wellbeing and mental health initiatives
• £500 refer a friend scheme*
• Shooting Star Awards - to recognise staff that go above and beyond
• Staff Lottery
• Birthday wishes – prize draw each month to have your birthday off.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Home and Tech Scheme

*subject to terms

*We are not currently able to offer sponsorship for this role.