Kitchen Assistant

Harbour Healthcare Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A family-run care home provider is seeking a part-time Kitchen Assistant in Cramlington. In this role, you will maintain high cleanliness standards in residents' homes and communal areas, ensuring safety and hygiene. No prior experience is needed as training and support will be provided. The position offers various tangible benefits, including discounts and a well-being portal.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and lifestyle

Free counselling services

Employee recognition awards

£30 monthly employee voucher

Opportunities for training

Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Free eye test and glasses discount

Cashback card

Seasonal events and competitions

Refer a friend scheme

On-site parking

Flexi-earn

Qualifications

• No previous experience or qualifications required.
• Must have a caring attitude and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness in residents' homes and communal areas.
• Work in housekeeping to ensure cleanliness and hygiene.
• Identify and mitigate fire and accident risks.

Skills

High standards of cleanliness

Teamwork

Attention to safety risks

Job description

Kitchen Assistant 19 hours

Northlea Court Care Home

Cramlington NE23 1XX

Harbour Healthcare.

Are you looking for a part time job with regular hours? Do you want something else? Are you looking for new energy?

We are on the hunt in Cramlington for our next amazing Kitchen assistant.

Our teams are the superheroes of the business, supporting our residents and providing peace of mind to families that their loved ones are in the best of care.

But what is important to know is you do not need to have had previous experience in this field, nor do you need qualifications – we are happy to work with you to help you become our next superhero care worker.

You’ll be the sort of person who doesn’t go out without leaving a tidy bed. You’ll apply your high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and tidiness to our resident’s homes and communal living spaces, to ensure they’re spotlessly clean and beautifully presented.

You’ll also be working in Housekeeping ensuring that the linen is kept clean for residents’ comfort and hygiene. You’ll also have your eye out for potential fire and accident risks, working with other teams to reduce any risks to resident’s safety.

Who are Harbour Healthcare?

We are a Family run business with 41 Care Homes across the UK and are growing year by year.

Inclusion is how we unleash the power of diversity. We strive to foster belonging and empowerment at work. Harbour Healthcare listen and engage with our diverse communities, and we value teamwork within our diverse workplace.

Having family traditions at heart we don’t see ourselves as corporate, we believe results come through our nurtured people, and the quality of care we provide.

We are Inclusive! We are Caring! We have Integrity!

We are looking for people who care regardless of qualifications or experience. We care more about you sharing and demonstrating our values, which are, -

• Seeing the possibilities to make positive difference.
• Valuing and celebrating individuality and diversity.
• Supporting rights, needs, choices and dreams.
• Being responsible, sustainable, and innovative in our work.

Tangible benefits for working for Harbour

• Discounts on Shopping, Fashion, Days out, Travel, Entertainment and lots more!
• FREE face‑to‑face counselling, for you and your family!
• Staff recognition award ceremonies
• £30 voucher available every month for the nominated ‘Employee of the month’
• Opportunities for training and career progression
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Blue Light Card – up to 50% discount across 100’s of retailers
• Access to a FREE eye test and discounted glasses
• Cashback card – save up to £500 annually, can be used at over 80 big brands
• Wellbeing portal:
  • FREE meditation series
  • FREE wellbeing podcasts & live virtual events
  • FREE mental health support programmes
  • FREE workout plans
  • FREE Live digital gym classes
  • FREE mindset and wellbeing series
• Seasonal Company events, competitions and incentives
• Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £250 when referring a friend to work for Harbour Healthcare
• On‑site parking
• Flexi‑earn

Training and Support

We will give you all the training and support you need, such as obtaining a qualification in health and social care and opportunities for promotion and career growth.

Harbour Healthcare have won many accolades and awards over the years from carehome.co.uk Top 20 Awards, now for the 5th year running as well as Disability Confident Committed.

Important

Please note that all our positions require an Enhanced DBS check in relation to Children and Adults.

Interested?

Interested? – Go on and click that apply button now! #INDMP