Kitchen Assistant

Harbour Healthcare Ltd; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbour Healthcare Ltd seeks a dedicated Kitchen Assistant for their care home in Pontypridd. The ideal candidate will ensure hygienic food preparation, assist in meal preparation, and uphold the highest standards of cleanliness. No specific qualifications are required, as values of care and inclusion are prioritized.

Benefits

Training and support for career growth

Opportunities for promotion

Accredited health and social care qualification

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the food preparation areas are clean and hygienic.
• Assist and execute various kitchen duties such as ensuring cleaning schedules are adhered to.
• Understand the specific diets identified as required by Service users.

Job description

Kitchen Assistant

Hours – 3 days one week, 4 days the next.

Harbour Healthcare

Ty Gwynno - Pontypridd - CF37 2SD

Are you ambitious? Do you want something else? Are you looking for new energy?

We are on the hunt in Pontypriddfor our next amazing Kitchen Assistants

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.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring the food preparation areas are clean and hygienic.
• Washing utensils and dishes and making sure they are stored appropriately.
• Sorting, storing and distributing ingredients.
• Disposing of rubbish.
• Organising sufficient supply of laundry cloths.
• Cleaning the food preparation equipment, floors and other kitchen tools or areas.
• Assist and execute various kitchen duties such as ensuring cleaning schedules are adhered to.
• When required, assist in preparation and serving of all meals.
• Ensure equipment supplied is used with care, in accordance with suppliers’ instructions and training.
• Ensure all equipment is in good working order and report any faults immediately.
• Support the delivery and serving of food, if required.
• Understand the specific diets identified as required by Service users and share any dietary concerns with the chef.
• Be clean, hygienic and well presented at all times.

Who are Harbour Healthcare?

We are a Family run business with 42Care 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.

If you do share our values and care, we want you!

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 4th year running as well as Disability Confident Committed.

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

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

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