Kitchen Assistant

Pilgrims' Friend Society; Moresby Parks; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Pilgrims' Friend Society seeks a part-time Kitchen Assistant for their residential care home. The role involves cooking and maintaining a clean kitchen environment while providing excellent service to older residents. A supportive and caring atmosphere is emphasized, aligning with the organization's Christian ethos.

Benefits

£250 joining bonus (on completion of probation)

5.6 weeks holiday including bank holidays

Career development opportunities

Ongoing support from management

Flexible working hours

Team events

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Enjoys working with older people.
• Ability to operate laundry equipment safely.
• Well-organized and practical.

Responsibilities

• Prepare breakfasts and support the cook with lunch.
• Maintain cleanliness of the kitchen and catering equipment.
• Handle spillages immediately.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Organization

Adaptability

Job description

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We currently have an opportunity for an energetic individual to join our Ancillary Staff Team in our residential care home for older people as a part time Kitchen Assistant.

Our Ancillary Team are instrumental to the upkeep of resident rooms and shared spaces and pride themselves on going the extra mile to provide an excellent service for everybody in the home.

Our amazing team at Cumbria Emmaus House Care Home provide a loving and caring environment for our residents, whilst maintaining the Christian ethos that is so important to them. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents are of primary importance to us. See our lovely home here.

Have a watch here of "What it means for us, to work in a Christian Care Home like ours": https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w

Responsibilities:

• Prepare breakfasts for the residents;
• Support the cook to prepare and serve lunch to the residents;
• Wash up the catering equipment and utensils;
• Maintain the general cleanliness of the kitchen and catering equipment;
• Ensure all water and other spillages are cleaned up immediately after they occur;
• Maintain kitchen records as required by your manager;

We offer a full induction to the work and also provide other training as required by the post.

About you:

• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have an empathy with them;
• You need to be able to operate laundry equipment in a safe and reliable manner
• You need to be able to work as part of a team in order to provide an excellent service to our residents; and
• You must be a well-organised, practical and adaptable person.

For more details, please take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification.

Hours:

• 5.6 weeks holiday including bank holiday
• £250 joining bonus (on completion of probation)
• Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Ongoing support from management
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Team events
• Care Friends referral
• Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards

- What our staff say about us: ..."It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" ... -

Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested.