Host/Kitchen Assistant at Jubilee House

St Cecilia’s Care Group; Whitby; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join St Cecilia’s Care Group as a Host/Kitchen Assistant at Jubilee House Nursing Home in Whitby. In this vital role, you will ensure residents receive nutritious meals while maintaining a clean, supportive environment. Your contributions will greatly enhance the quality of life for our residents, as you help prepare and serve meals aligned with their dietary needs in a caring setting. We are looking for individuals with a friendly, flexible, and reliable approach, who take pride in their work and are eager to develop their cooking skills.

Benefits

Rewards for service after 1, 2, and 3 years

Free enhanced DBS check

Access to Perkbox and discounts

FlexEarn - access wages anytime

Happy Birthday Day Off after 1 year

Enhanced pay on bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

Long service awards from 5 to 35 years

Referral scheme up to £300

Annual employee recognition awards

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen, care, or hospitality setting preferred.
• Knowledge of dietary needs including modified diets is a plus.
• Willingness to complete food hygiene training upon employment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve breakfasts and lunches to residents.
• Support kitchen duties including washing dishes and cleaning areas.
• Deliver morning drinks and afternoon snack services.

Skills

Food hygiene

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Food Hygiene Certificate

Catering or hospitality qualifications

Job description

Location:Jubilee House, White Point Rd, Whitby YO21 3JR

We are looking for a Host/Kitchen Assistant to join the team at Jubilee House Nursing Home in Whitby.
This is a key role within the Home, ensuring our residents receive nutritious meals and refreshments throughout the day in a clean, friendly, and supportive environment.

You will:

Prepare and serve breakfasts to residents (no assisted feeding required)

Deliver morning drinks and snack trolley service around the home

Support with kitchen duties including washing up and cleaning after meal services

Serve afternoon drinks and snacks

Prepare and serve lunch tea meals using Appetito, including preparing light alternative choices

Ensure the kitchen and all working areas are clean and tidy, including floor mopping

Monitor stock levels and assist with reordering

Treat residents with dignity and respect – as you would wish to be treated

Personal Responsibilities:

Take pride in maintaining excellent levels of hygiene and cleanliness

Promote and safeguard the welfare of the residents you support

Take responsibility for your own professional development through performance and training reviews

Work as part of a caring team to provide an excellent service to our residents

Preferred Experience:

Previous experience in a kitchen, care, or hospitality setting

Knowledge of dietary needs, including textured or modified diets (preferred but not essential)

A basic understanding of stock rotation and food hygiene (training provided)

A friendly, flexible, and reliable approach to work

Qualifications:

Food Hygiene Certificate – preferred (or willingness to complete upon employment)

Any catering or hospitality qualifications welcome but not essential

Join our warm and welcoming team at Jubilee House and help us deliver more than just meals — help us deliver comfort, care, and quality of life to people living at Jubilee House.

Progression

Here are just a few of the many benefits we offer as part of our staff package:

Rewards for service – supplement to your hourly rate after successful completion of 1, 2 and 3 years

Free enhanced DBS

Perkbox – Access to a range of free perks and over 1,000 discounts from the biggest brands

FlexEarn - access your wages at any-time

Cycle to Work scheme

Happy Birthday Day Off – after 1 year service celebrate your birthday with a day’s leave on us

Enhanced pay on bank holidays

Training and development opportunities ·

Long service awards for milestones of service from 5 years to 35 years+ (in 5-year increments), starting at £100 gift voucher for 5 years’ service

Referral scheme – earn up to £300 for referring a friend to the team

Saint Cecilia's Care Awards - annual awards ceremony recognising and rewarding employees that have gone the extra mile at work and made a difference in our homes.

how to apply

Apply online or email your CV to [e-mail]

Meet Laura...

Of all our team, Laura Fielding is one of the most important as we believe providing our residents with tasty and nutritious food is vital.

And the catering couldn’t be in better hands than those of our award-winning chef and Catering Manager, Laura.

She is passionate about good food and about giving the residents choice. On a typical day Laura will prepare, from scratch, lunch for 42 residents and around 20 staff.

Residents get a choice of three main courses and if they don’t like those, Laura will prepare something different - if you fancy fish and chips, then fish and chips you will have!

“Meals are a really important, social part of the day and the residents really look forward to them so we do everything we can to give them a good choice of tasty, nutritious and enjoyable food,” she says. “We take into account every dietary requirement and personal preference to tailor a menu for each individual so that food is another area where our residents feel cared for and valued.”

That dedication earned Laura the Chef of the Year Award at the Yorkshire and Humberside Great British Care Awards in 2020.

She takes every little detail into account – right down to individual residents preferring one vegetable against another and is passionate about food being made properly.

In how many nursing homes would the toasted teacake at teatime be made from scratch – flour, sugar, yeast, fruit and so on?

We love a celebration and Laura will knock-up a mouth-watering buffet (with homemade scones, quiches, pizza, doughnuts and cakes of course) or create a themed birthday cake, at the drop of a hat. She creates cakes for anything from a Royal Wedding to the FA Cup Final.

Laura splits her time between cooking at the nursing home and supporting the cooking staff at Saint Cecilia’s other homes in her role as Catering Manager for the whole group.