Kitchen Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care home provider in Pontypridd seeks Kitchen Assistants to ensure hygiene and assist in food preparation. Emphasis on caring values and teamwork, with opportunities for training and career growth.

Benefits

Training and support for qualifications

Opportunities for promotion

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required, focus on shared values.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food preparation areas are clean and hygienic.
• Assist in preparation and serving of all meals.
• Support delivery and serving of food.

Skills

Caring

Teamwork

Job description

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Weekend availability and weekdays – alternating weekends

Hours of out the month – 1 shift one week 9.5hrs, 2 shifts the next hrs

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

We are on the hunt in Pontypridd for 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:

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

Who are Harbour Healthcare?

We are a family-run business with 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 listens and engages 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.

Our Values:

• 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 a 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 has won many accolades and awards over the years from carehome.co.uk Top 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.