Kitchen Assistant

Gold Care Homes; City Of London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the City of London is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to assist with meal preparation and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen. The role requires adherence to health and safety regulations while ensuring that all kitchen equipment is effectively cleaned and organized. Candidates should have a strong sense of responsibility for food safety and cleanliness. This position offers a competitive salary with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Salary Advance

Employee Assistance Programme

Perkbox

Employee of the Month

Long term service awards

Blue Light Card

Professional Development

Refer a Friend

Responsibilities

• Assist with meal preparation including cooking and vegetable preparation.
• Clean kitchen equipment and areas according to schedules.
• Adhere to Health and Safety Regulations.
• Correctly store dry and perishable goods after receipt.
• Ensure safe storage of cleaning materials.
• Thoroughly clean crockery, cutlery, and drinking vessels.
• Clean pots, pans, and cooking utensils to required standards.

Job description

About Our Home:

Lansdowne Care Home provides support for people living with a range of differing health needs, offering residential, nursing and dementia care on a long-term or short-term and respite basis.

Our home benefits from a bright and sunny landscaped garden, where residents can take the opportunity for exploring, relaxing and participating in gardening activities when the weather allows.

What does the role involve?

• Assist, as directed, with the preparation of produce for meal time service this may include cooking of breakfast items, vegetable preparation and the making of sandwiches.
• To ensure that all kitchen equipment and kitchen areas are cleaned according to the cleaning schedules. Therefore, you must have the ability to be organised.
• To ensure statutory and Company Health and Safety Regulations are adhered to.
• To ensure correct storage of all dry and perishable cook chill goods as soon as possible after receipt and checking.
• To ensure the correct, safe storage of cleaning materials.
• To ensure that all crockery, cutlery and drinking vessels for resident’s use are thoroughly cleaned using the main kitchen dish washing machine.
• To ensure that all pots, pans, cooking utensils and service counter containers are cleaned to the required standards and correctly stored after cleaning.

Benefits

• Salary £12.30 per Hour
• ESAS – Salary Advance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Perkbox
• Employee of the Month
• Long term service awards
• Blue Light Card
• Professional Development
• Refer a Friend