Kitchen Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join their compassionate team at Aughton Park. In this rewarding role, you'll prepare and serve meals, ensuring a warm and caring environment for residents. With a focus on teamwork and respect for older individuals, you'll make a meaningful difference in their lives. The organization offers a supportive culture, career development opportunities, and a range of employee benefits, making it a great place to grow your career while positively impacting others.

Benefits

20 days holiday

Life assurance

Discount scheme

Training courses

Career progression

Employee assistance programme

Pastoral support

Wellbeing resources

Recommend a friend scheme

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Respect for older people and willingness to undertake training.
• Kind, warm, and caring nature.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals for residents and staff.
• Basic cooking and cleaning duties.

Skills

Teamwork

Basic Cooking

Cleaning

Compassion

Education

No formal qualifications required

Job description

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Kitchen Assistant based at Aughton Park, Ormskirk

Available Hours:

Permanent - Part Time - 20 hours per week

Salary £12.60 per hour

Please note we are only accepting candidates currently living within a 45-minute commute of the Care Home

Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company who cares for their staff? If so, we want to hear from you!

You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of employees. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people. Plus, much more!

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:

• 20 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave.
• Life assurance.
• A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases.
• Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications.
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
• Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice.
• Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
• Access to wellbeing resources.
• Recommend a friend scheme.
• Family friendly policies.
• Long service awards.
• Free uniform and DBS check.
• Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

About the role

As a Kitchen Assistant at MHA, you will be part of a dedicated team who prepare and serve meals for residents and staff.

Duties will be varied and include basic cooking and cleaning along with respect for older people. Every day will be different, and you will have the opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference.

For more information about the role please review the attached job description.

About the home

Aughton Park care home in Aughton

Finding the right care home can be one of life more important decisions. But with the practical advice and support of your local team at MHA Aughton Park care home in Aughton, you can make your choice with confidence.

Join us and you¼ quickly see why people say we feel like a second family. You¼ understand that our team simply won compromise in the quality of their support. You¼ see our home is made to enhance the comfort and independence of older people. And you¼ feel the charitable ethos, along with the warmth and reassurance that flows from our foundations in the Methodist faith.

Above all, we hope you¼ see how the support and surroundings of Aughton Park care home in Aughton could welcome a new lease of life for those we care for - with spirituality, friendship and respect at its heart.

For more information about the home, please click here

About you

The right values, attitude and behaviours are more important than your previous career background. Therefore, whilst previous experience is desirable, your respect for older people and willingness to undertake training is more important.

You don need any qualifications to get started as a Kitchen Assistant. You will have a kind, warm and caring nature and be able to work well as part of a team but also use your own initiative.

If you want to know more then please apply via our website mha.org.uk

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click here to read more about this.

Please note that interviews may take place prior to the closing date and if a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early.

Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA Talent Acquisition Team.