Kitchen Assistant

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Coleford; On-site; GBP 8,000 - 10,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Outstanding career development

Fully funded training up to QCF level

Blue Light care discount package

Company pension scheme

On demand pay

Job summary

Agincare is seeking a reliable kitchen assistant for a Gloucestershire care home. This part-time role is 14 hours per week, with shifts 3pm-7pm or 4pm-8pm, including alternate weekends. You will support the chef to prepare meals and maintain hygiene in line with COSHH regulations while providing resident engagement.

Previous kitchen and care home experience, plus right to work in the UK, are essential. A rewarding role with training and development opportunities is offered.

Qualifications

• 12 months right to work in the UK required.
• Previous kitchen experience essential.
• Experience in a care home setting essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist the chef to prepare healthy meals and snacks, accommodating dietary needs and allergies.
• Maintain high kitchen hygiene and COSHH compliance.
• Work well in a team and also on occasion independently, managing time effectively.
• Provide support and engagement to residents.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Care home experience

Food safety

COSHH knowledge

Job description

Package Description: We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant.

Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector?

Then come and join the Agincare family as kitchen assistant today!

Where you'll be working Care Home in Gloucestershire | Care Home Gloucestershire The Coombs | Agincare

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £12.91 per hour

• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000*
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• Previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential.
• Experience in a care home setting is also essential.
• This is a part time position, working 14 hours per week, to include alternate weekends
• The shift patterns include working 3pm-7pm or 4pm-8pm.

Responsibilities

• Support the chef to create healthy/balanced meals and snacks, and ensuring a good understanding of various dietary requirements and allergens.
• Ensure a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in the kitchen area, with good levels of hygiene particularly in line with COSHH regulations and health and safety protocols.
• Work as a team player, but have the ability to lone work when needed, effectively managing your time.
• Offer support, communication and engagement to the residents.

About You

You don't have to have worked in care before, a previous role in a different catering environment is great for someone willing to learn.

We'd like you to have some prior knowledge of food safety and COSHH. You will be a caring, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who is able to show empathy to the needs of others.

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities.

As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.

At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available.

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