Kitchen Assistant

The Orders of St Johns Care Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (including Bank Hols)

Free uniform

Free DBS

Higher weekend rates

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend up to £1000

Blue Light Card & My Rewards

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust in Lincoln is recruiting a Kitchen Assistant to join our friendly catering team at Hartsholme House. This is a contracted 20.5 hour per week role, offering regular shifts within a warm, not-for-profit environment.

You’ll help prepare delicious meals, snacks and drinks for our 44 residents, get to know their likes and dislikes, and ensure high kitchen hygiene and safety standards. No prior catering experience is required as full training is provided.

Qualifications

• You don’t need formal catering experience; training will be provided.
• A Basic Food Hygiene Certificate is helpful.
• Positive can-do approach with good communication and a focus on resident care.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals, snacks and drinks for residents and ensure timely service.
• Get to know residents’ likes and dislikes to make mealtimes a highlight.
• Maintain high kitchen hygiene and safety standards; work with the team to support residents.

Skills

Cooking interest

Communication skills

Kitchen hygiene

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.

At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.

We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.

As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Hartsholme House stands in spacious gardens and with a private entrance to the beautiful Hartsholme Park on the outskirts of the historic city of Lincoln. We offer residential, dementia and day care in a warm and homely setting. It is a 44 bedded home.

Location: Hartsholme House, Lincoln

Contracted hours: 20.5

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re currently recruiting for a Kitchen Assistant to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly catering team, to create delicious meals, snacks and drinks for our residents. You’ll get to know our residents, understand their likes and dislikes so that mealtimes are always a highlight of their day

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

Located close to the centre of Lincoln is Hartsholme House, offering outstanding dementia, residential and day care to its 44 residents. Hartsholme House stands in spacious gardens and with a private entrance to the beautiful Hartsholme Park on the outskirts of the historic city of Lincoln.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development. Alongside keeping our colleagues safe with PPE and daily testing

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You don’t need to have previous formal catering experience, as we’ll give you the training you need, although it would be helpful if you hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. What we’re looking for is someone who is keen on cooking and takes pride in kitchen hygiene standards. You’ll have a positive can-do approach, with good communication skills and you’ll be passionate about ensuring our residents receive the best service possible.

You’ll be confident in engaging with our elderly residents to understand their individual needs and enjoy being part of the wider team in the home.