Kitchen Assistant

Healthcare Ireland Group; Newry; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid annual leave

Overtime at enhanced rate

Uniforms and PPE provided

Free parking

Opportunities for progression

Pension plan (if applicable)

Job summary

Ardmaine Care Home in Newry is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to join our caring team. You will help prepare and deliver meals, support with dietary needs, and maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety across the kitchen and dining areas.

We offer an equal opportunities environment with training, uniforms and PPE. This role provides an hourly rate with opportunities for overtime and progression.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• Good standard of verbal and written English.
• Previous catering, kitchen or food preparation experience.
• Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure catering stock and equipment are stored and accounted for per standards.
• Deliver meals and catering supplies to various areas in a timely manner.
• Assist with basic food preparation under direction.
• Keep kitchen and servery areas clean in line with standards and regulations.
• Maintain a clean, tidy environment throughout the home and support safe working practices.
• Undertake other duties as designated by the Chef or Cook.

Skills

Catering experience

Food safety knowledge

English language skills

Right to work in UK

Job description

Kitchen Assistant

Make a Difference at Ardmaine Care Home

Located just minutes from the heart of Newry, Ardmaine Care Home is a warm, welcoming environment where compassionate care comes first. Our home features two dedicated units: General Nursing and Dementia Nursing, each designed to provide exceptional support tailored to individual needs.

We care for older adults and those living with a range of conditions, including Dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Cancer, Stroke, Epilepsy, Visual Impairments, and Challenging Behaviours. Our services also include End of Life Care and Respite Support.

If you're committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care in a supportive and professional environment, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

The Kitchen Assistants in our Homes play a key role in ensuring the smooth and safe operation of our kitchens, ensuring that residents receive high quality meals and dining experiences. The role is essential to the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of high-quality, person-centred dining experiences.

Working as part of the Kitchen team, reporting to the Chef the role is about a lot more than preparing and serving meals - the Kitchen Assistant will support with ensuring the dietary needs of our residents are met in addition to contributing to a safe and positive working environment.

About the role

Main Responsibilities

• Ensures that all catering stock and equipment is correctly stored and accounted for in accordance with the company’s Assured Safe Catering standards.
• Delivers meals and other catering supplies to various areas within the unit in a timely and efficient manner.
• Under direction, assists with the basic preparation of food items.
• Ensures all cleaning within the kitchen, catering and servery areas (as appropriate) is completed and complies with the company’s Assured Safe Catering standards.
• Delivers and maintains a clean and tidy environment throughout the home, in line with operational standards and ensures that work processes comply with statutory regulations.
• Undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required as designated by the Chef or Cook.

The Benefits:

• Paid annual leave
• The chance to be part of a growing healthcare company
• Continuous professional development and training
• Values led culture
• Overtime available at an enhanced rate
• Opportunities for progression
• Pension plan (if applicable)
• Attractive hourly rate
• Access NI fee paid for
• Uniforms and PPE provided
• Monthly incentives and recognition awards
• Free parking

We do not offer sponsorship for this role .

Healthcare Ireland are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

About the company

Healthcare Ireland provides care services in an environment where individuality is emphasised and the privacy and dignity of all our residents is recognised. We currently have over 1,800 employees throughout our 25 Homes. We are incredibly proud of not only the work our employees do, but the quality of care we are able to offer as result of their commitment.

We started Healthcare Ireland Group in July 2015 with the opening of Bradley Manor Care Home. Our categories of care include general and dementia nursing, dementia residential, mental health, physical disability and learning disability.

Required Criteria

• The Right to Work in the UK
• A good standard of both verbal and written English
• Previous catering, kitchen or food preparation experience
• Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices

Desired Criteria

• Previous experience in a care home or healthcare environment