Domestic Assistant

Wakefield Council; Knottingley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care provider in Knottingley is looking for a reliable Kitchen Domestic Assistant to maintain kitchen cleanliness and assist with food preparation. This role requires a caring approach and a commitment to high standards without the need for formal qualifications. The position offers a starting salary of £12.85-£13.05 per hour, with benefits such as a pension scheme, employee benefits, and training opportunities to further your career. Join us to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults.

Benefits

Career average pension scheme

Employee Benefits scheme

Access to high-quality training programmes

Discounted public transport

Discounted leisure facilities membership

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications necessary but similar experience is useful.
• Committed to maintaining high standards in the kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Keep kitchen areas clean and tidy.
• Support the cook with basic food preparation.
• Clean and sanitise food preparation areas.
• Assist with specialist dietary requirements.
• Serve nutritional meals.

Skills

Reliable

Considerate

Caring approach

Job description

Hazel Garth is a Dementia Care Home based in Knottingley. At Hazel Garth we support vulnerable adults who have a diagnosis of Dementia and provide high levels of care to ensure that our residents have the best quality of life in their later years.

We are recruiting a 22-hour Kitchen Domestic Assistant to join our team at Hazel Garth care home. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach. Someone who is committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. Formal qualifications aren’t necessary, although any similar experience would be useful.

Your role as a Kitchen Domestic Assistant will include :

• Keeping the kitchen areas clean and tidy
• Supporting the cook with basic food preparation
• Properly cleaning and sanitising all food preparation areas according to established standards of hygiene
• Assisting with specialist dietary requirements
• Serving nutritional meals

With a starting salary of £12.85-£13.05 per hour, enhancements for weekend and bank holiday working, plus overtime opportunities and 25 days holiday why wouldn’t you want to choose a career in care?

Benefits

• A career average pension scheme
• Employee Benefits scheme
• Access to OHU
• A strong commitment to training and development
• Support and access to high-quality training programmes to progress your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Access to Wellbeing Coaching if required, Support for Carers, a Sense of Belonging.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
• Great range of benefits including discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, cycle to work scheme and many more.

Make a difference to someone’s life – give them your care!

For further information, please contact Patrycja Walesiak on .