Kitchen Assistant

Springcare Ltd; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care group in Basingstoke is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to help prepare and serve meals, maintain hygiene standards, and support dietary needs of residents. Ideal candidates are positive, professional, and possess strong communication skills. The role offers opportunities for training and development as well as a range of employee benefits including a pension scheme and access to wellbeing support. References and DBS checks are part of the hiring process.

Benefits

Permanent full or part-time contracts

Workplace pension scheme

Access to Blue Light Card

Ongoing training support

Refer a friend scheme

Counselling and wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Positive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Professional demeanor.
• Willingness to go above and beyond for residents.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation and serving of meals.
• Ensure food is prepared according to hygiene regulations.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen area.
• Accurate record keeping of food supplies and temperatures.
• Consider dietary requirements of residents.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Self-motivated

Ability to work in a busy environment

Education

Food and hygiene certificate

Job description

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What is it like to work for Springcare?

Here is what Ola says, “it is always busy but great to see people enjoy their food. You also get a chance to cook when you feel confident to do so.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed team member to join our kitchen team.

We are a family run group of Residential and Nursing homes in Shropshire, Cheshire and The Wirral and we want you to join our Springcare family. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, who strives to provide a healthy and respectful work culture.

About you:

You will be positive, enthusiastic, and professional and be willing to go above and beyond to ensure our residents receive high quality service. We need someone who is self‑motivated and has excellent communication skills.

Desired but not essential:

• Food and hygiene certificate
• Previous experience in a similar role however training will be provided

Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the preparation and serving of hot and cold meals.
• Assisting the head cook to ensure that food is prepared in accordance with food hygiene regulations.
• Helping to keep the kitchen area and equipment clean and to the standard for food hygiene.
• Under guidance of head cook, maintaining accurate records of food supplies and freezer/fridge temperatures
• Being aware of varied preferences and dietary requirements of individual residents

What Springcare can offer to you:

• Permanent full and part time day contracts – with access to our work placed pension scheme
• Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers
• Full support with ongoing fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications with career progression opportunities.
• Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support.
• Family friendly policies

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.