Kitchen Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a growing healthcare company where you can make a difference in residents' lives. As a Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a vital role in ensuring high-quality dining experiences for residents. Your responsibilities will include food preparation, maintaining cleanliness, and supporting dietary needs in a safe environment. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive setting, with potential for career progression and professional development. Enjoy a range of benefits, including paid annual leave, overtime opportunities, and a values-led culture that prioritizes staff well-being.

Benefits

Paid annual leave

Continuous professional development

Overtime available at an enhanced rate

Opportunities for progression

Pension plan

Uniforms and PPE provided

Monthly incentives and recognition awards

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in catering or food preparation is essential.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all catering stock is stored correctly and accounted for.
• Assist with food preparation and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen.

Skills

Verbal and written English

Catering experience

Food safety knowledge

Kitchen hygiene practices

Job description

Braefield Nursing Home is based in the picturesque village of Connor, located between Antrim and Ballymena. Braefield is a 56 bedded Nursing Home spread over 3 units. Braefield Nursing Home is currently registered with the RQIA for 18 individuals with nursing and mental health needs, 17 individuals with physical disability requiring nursing needs and 21 individuals with dementia nursing needs. The categories of care we cater to are Mental Health Nursing, Frail and Elderly Nursing, and Dementia Nursing. The team at Braefield Nursing Home are very dedicated in providing a high standard of person-centred care.

The Role

The Kitchen Assistants in our Homes play a key role in ensuring the smooth and safe operation of our kitchens, ensuring that residents receive high quality meals and dining experiences. The role is essential to the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of high-quality, person-centred dining experiences.

Working as part of the Kitchen team, reporting to the Chef the role is about a lot more than preparing and serving meals – the Kitchen Assistant will support with ensuring the dietary needs of our residents are met in addition to contributing to a safe and positive working environment.

Main Responsibilities

1. Ensures that all catering stock and equipment is correctly stored and accounted for in accordance with the company’s Assured Safe Catering standards.
2. Delivers meals and other catering supplies to various areas within the unit in a timely and efficient manner.
3. Under direction, assists with the basic preparation of food items.
4. Ensures all cleaning within the kitchen, catering and servery areas (as appropriate) is completed and complies with the company’s Assured Safe Catering standards.
5. Delivers and maintains a clean and tidy environment throughout the home, in line with operational standards and ensures that work processes comply with statutory regulations.
6. Undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required as designated by the Chef or Cook.

The Benefits:

• Paid annual leave
• The chance to be part of a growing healthcare company
• 4 weekly pay
• Continuous professional development and training
• Values led culture
• Overtime available at an enhanced rate
• Opportunities for progression
• Pension plan (if applicable)
• Attractive hourly rate
• Access NI fee paid for
• Uniforms and PPE provided
• Monthly incentives and recognition awards
• Free parking

We do not offer sponsorship for this role.

Skills Needed

Required Criteria

• The Right to Work in the UK
• A good standard of both verbal and written English
• Previous catering, kitchen or food preparation experience
• Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices