Kitchen Assistant

Cornerstone Healthcare Group; West of England; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised lunch

Free uniform

Overtime pay

Pension scheme

DBS updated

Training opportunities

Refer a friend £1,000

Cycle to work

Healthcare plan

Blue Light card

Job summary

Cornerstone Healthcare Group in Bristol is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to join The Burren, a purpose-built care location providing high quality support for residents with complex neurological, mental health and dementia needs. You will work 08:00–18:00, averaging 35 hours weekly, on a 3/4 shift pattern with weekend work.

The role involves assisting the catering service, preparing meals and drinks, cleaning equipment and surfaces, and complying with Health and Safety, COSHH, and fire procedures.

Qualifications

• 12 months kitchen experience in the UK.
• Clear communication with residents, colleagues and visitors (written and verbal).
• Commitment to learning about residents as individuals.
• Effective communication skills (essential).

Responsibilities

• Support the catering service to residents in the home.
• Prepare and set up meals and drinks.
• Clean crockery, cutlery, utensils, containers and equipment.
• Clean floors and surfaces and related equipment.
• Comply with Health and Safety, COSHH, Environmental Health and Fire Procedures.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Effective communication

Customer care

Teamwork

Job description

About The Role

PLEASE NOTE - We are NOT offering Sponsorship and are unable to take overseas applications at this time

Cornerstone Healthcare is looking for experienced and passionate Kitchen Assistant to join our award-winning team at The Burren. The Burren is a brand-new purpose-built service location South Bristol, providing high quality care &supporting residents with varying complex neurological, mental health & dementia care needs provided in a comfortable and safe living environment. Our approach focuses on individualised care, considering the whole persons unique strengths and challenges, rather than just the diagnosis.

What do you need?

• 12 months kitchen experience working in a similar role within the UK (essential)
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, residents and their visitors
• A commitment to learn about residents as individuals and to create ideas to improve life for the residents
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal (essential)

What hours will you work?

Shift times - 08:00 until 18:00.

Total average of 35 hours per week.

You will work on a 3/4 shift pattern and weekend work is required. Unpaid breaks.

What will you be doing?

• Supporting the catering service to residents in the home.
• Preparing and set up meals and drinks.
• Cleaning crockery, cutlery, utensils, containers and small-scale equipment manually and through machine.
• Cleaning floors, work surfaces, furnishings and related equipment manually and by use of machine.
• Complying with regulations in respect of Health and Safety at work, COSHH, Environmental Health and Fire Procedures.

Benefits package worth up to £5,000

• Subsidised lunch available daily
• Free uniform laundered for you on site ready for your next shift
• Monthly overtime raffle – receive a ticket for each overtime shift completed and the winner will receive an additional £200 in their pay packet
• Enhanced pay rates for overtime and bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced DBS fully covered by us and automatically added to the update service
• Specialist training, beyond the mandatory training requirements
• Paid for e-learning training
• Reward and recognition through vouchers and cash incentives for Christmas and long service
• Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000
• Paid for company events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare cash plan worth up to £700*including dentistry, optical plus access to a 24/7 employee assistance programme offering psychological support to staff to avoid stress and burn out, meaning everyone is able to focus on caring for our residents
• Access to Blue Light card - over 13,000 discounts

*Subject to terms and conditions

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About Us

Cornerstone Healthcare Group are a multi award-winning, sector leader with an innovative approach to complex care

Cornerstone specialise in supporting adults of all ages with complex neurological, physical, and mental health needs.

Residents are typically living with neurological degenerative conditions, such as dementia with an underlying mental health condition, and as such are vulnerable and at times prone to challenging behaviours associated with complex conditions. Many have been unable to stay in other settings because their needs have been deemed too high or too challenging.

Operating well-established homes in Waterlooville and Curdridge in Hampshire and Mytchett in Surrey, as well as a new state-of-the-art ‘eco’ home in Bristol, the Group has built a reputation for delivering consistently high standards of care, focusing on the individual journey of each resident.

At Cornerstone, the expert clinical care skills and approach of the team mean that people with the most complex needs can find a place to call home.