Kitchen Assistant

Everyturn Mental Health; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A mental health organization located in Gateshead is seeking a part-time food preparation role to support older adults with dementia. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness in food areas, assisting with meal preparations, and ensuring food hygiene standards. Candidates should have demonstrable experience in food preparation and cleanliness in a kitchen setting. The position offers 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and various employee benefits.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension

Wagestream for instant pay access

Wellbeing Programme

Enhanced life assurance scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of basic food preparation.
• Experience with cleanliness standards in a kitchen/food setting.
• Detailed understanding of food hygiene and standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and cleanliness of the dining area.
• Process meal requests for service users.
• Assist service users with ordering meals and ensuring food hygiene.

Skills

Basic food preparation

Cleanliness standards in kitchen

Food hygiene standards

Health and Safety policies

Nutrition awareness

Common mental health problems awareness

Job description

This is a Monday – Friday role, contracted at 15 hours per week. You will be required to work 3 hours per day. This role is not eligible for sponsorship as it does not meet the requirements as set out by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. Briarwood is our assessment unit which supports older adults with a diagnosis of dementia or dementia‑like symptoms. Our team of experienced Staff Nurses and Support Workers assess individuals with differing diagnoses of dementia such as early onset Alzheimer's disease, Korsakoff's dementia and vascular dementia.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the kitchen, storage area and dining room, keeping all equipment, work surfaces and floors clean to ensure a high level of cleanliness is kept at all times.
• Process online shops to the service users request to assist the relevant service users with meeting their needs and meal planning.
• Assist the service users, but ordering meals where required and organising food upon delivery to ensure food hygiene standards are met and users have appropriate menu choices available.
• Provide food at particular times, conduct food preparation and ensure prepped meals are delivered throughout the course of each day to ensure fluid/food intake and a balanced nutritious diet.
• Inform the relevant manager of any faulty equipment and follow any subsequent instruction to allow smooth operation.
• Support with maintenance of all food safety records required by regulatory bodies to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and health and safety.
• Support the service user by storing evening meals appropriately and storing deliveries, making sure stock is rotated via used by dates, to ensure accordance with health and safety policies.
• Conduct stock check on dry store stock and inform clinical staff of ordering requirements to ensure service users have enough supplies each time.

We would love to hear from you if you possess the following:

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of basic food preparation
• Demonstrable experience of cleanliness standards in a kitchen/food setting
• Detailed understanding of Food hygiene and standards
• Detailed understanding of relevant Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Awareness of nutrition and how to achieve a balanced diet
• Awareness of common mental health problems that people may face

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years' service) pro rata for part-time and the option to purchase or sell days
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream - ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay
• Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer