Kitchen Assistant

Numada Healthcare Limited; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An independent care company in Peacehaven seeks a dedicated part-time Kitchen Assistant to provide high-quality food and hospitality. Responsibilities include assisting with meal preparation, ensuring cleanliness, and supporting the care staff. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and have experience in catering. Benefits include competitive pay, paid breaks, and a company pension scheme. Shifts will vary between 8 am and 8 pm, including alternate weekends.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Paid breaks

Company pension schemes

Free meals

Full training

Free parking

Free uniform

Qualifications

• The right to work in the UK.
• Reliable and considerate with a passion to help others.
• Experience in catering services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care and respect the dignity of service users.
• Communicate well with service users, families, and professionals.
• Assist with meal preparation, serving and kitchen duties.
• Maintain high cleanliness and food hygiene standards.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Flexible

Caring

Education

Food handling course qualification

Job description

Part-time equivalent 30 hrs per week.

Rate of pay £12.21 per hour.

Numada Healthcare Limited is an independent care company providing nursing and residential care to older persons with the aim to support them to maintain their independence and continue to live their lives the way they chose. We provide care and support to adults over the age of 18 and pride ourselves in delivering high quality care.

About the role

As a Kitchen Assistant you’ll help to provide high quality food and hospitality that support Carleen Nursing Home to give our residents the support and care they not only need but deserve. You will help to ensure each person receives a healthy, nutritious, well-presented diet and meaningful mealtime experience. Numada Healthcare Limited are looking for someone who is committed to delivering and maintaining high standards in the kitchen and during the mealtime experience. You’ll be a key player in keeping the kitchen running efficiently and spotlessly clean. You'll be responsible for cleaning utensils and dishes along with general kitchen duties and on occasion basic food and ingredients preparation.

Shifts will vary but will be between the hours of 8am and 8pm.

You will be required to work alternative weekends.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care and respect the dignity of service users
• Communicate well with service users, families and professionals
• Support service users to make daily choices
• Assist with meal preparation, serving and kitchen duties
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness, food hygiene and infection control
• Follow health and safety requirements and report any concerns
• Attend training, meetings and support new staff
• Work in line with company policies and maintain confidentiality

Requirements

• The right to work in the UK
• Reliable, considerate, and caring with passion to help others
• Have excellent communication skills, be a great team player, be flexible and have can do attitude
• Experience in the catering services
• Food handling course qualification desirable

Benefits

• Apprenticeships funded by Numada Homecare limited
• Competitive rates of pay - Time and half for bank holidays, Double time for Christmas day
• Company pension schemes
• Holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks per year (pro rata)
• Free meals (up to 2 meals in 12-hour day shift)
• Paid Breaks (up to 3 breaks in 12-hour day shift)
• On call support
• Free Uniform
• Paid DBS checks
• Full training
• Free parking

COVID-19 considerations

• Full PPE and regular self-testing provided
• Vaccination and booster strongly recommended

In order to be considered for this role, please fill in the application form in the link below: https://numadahealthcare.co.uk/careers/. Please use a laptop or a pc for the link to work properly.