Kitchen Assistant

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding career development

Fully funded training up to QCF level

Blue Light care discount package

Company pension scheme

On demand pay

Refer a friend scheme £1000

Job summary

Agincare is seeking a reliable, passionate Kitchen Assistant for a part-time role in a Gloucestershire care home. You will support the chef to prepare healthy meals, maintain kitchen hygiene, and assist residents with engagement.

The position includes shifts 3pm-7pm or 4pm-8pm, 14 hours per week, with alternate weekends, and a minimum 12 months right to work in the UK. Previous kitchen and care home experience is essential.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support the chef to prepare healthy meals and snacks and understand dietary requirements.
• Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen in line with COSHH and health & safety protocols.
• Provide support and engagement to residents and work well as part of a team.

Skills

Food safety

COSHH awareness

Kitchen experience

Care home experience

Team player

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 Click here to view the care home: 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

include working 3pm-7pm or 4pm-8pm A day in the life of a Kitchen Assistant 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., We are looking for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant. If you are seeking to grow your career in the health & social care sector, this rewarding role could be for you. Come join the Agincare family as a kitchen assistant! As an Agincare employee, you will enjoy a competitive hourly rate, career development opportunities, fully funded training, and various employee benefits like a refer-a-friend scheme, Blue Light care discount, and a company pension scheme. You must have at least 12 months of right-to-work validity in the UK. Previous experience in a kitchen setting and a care home setting is essential. This part-time role requires working 14 hours per week, including alternate weekends, with shifts from 3pm-7pm or 4pm-8pm. Responsibilities include supporting the chef in meal preparation, maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen, understanding dietary requirements, and providing support and engagement to residents.

• 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


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


• Agincare is celebrating 40 years of serving communities as a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members. With our continuous expansion, we have been enhancing our services through new care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children\'s Services. Today, Agincare stands as one of the \"UK\'s largest care providers, offering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care throughout over 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, Agincare is deeply committed to supporting care leavers by offering them guaranteed interviews or informal career conversations. Furthermore, we support the Armed Forces community, providing guaranteed interviews to service leavers and military community members. All our services are regulated by the CQC, and Agincare proudly serves as an equal opportunities employer, encouraging applications from all backgrounds and experiences. We, Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide.


• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand 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. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers


• £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