Kitchen Assistant (Bank)

TN United Kingdom; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Bank Kitchen Assistant to join their team in Dorchester. This role involves ensuring the nutritional needs of residents are met through meal preparation and service, while maintaining a clean and hygienic kitchen environment. The position offers flexibility in shifts and opportunities for training and development in a supportive atmosphere.

Benefits

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Friendly and supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in the catering industry is beneficial.
• Food handling course qualification desirable.
• Good judgment and problem-solving abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure residents' nutritional health and wellbeing.
• Assist with meal preparation and serving, meeting dietary needs.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in kitchen and service areas.

Skills

Judgment

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Food Handling Course

Job description

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Do you need flexibility in the days you work? Perhaps you need shifts that will fit around your current commitments?

If the answers are YES, then we would love to hear from you!

Our bank contracts allow you to choose from available shifts while giving you the benefits of a consistent workplace and the opportunity to build relationships.

Amica Care offers a range of friendly, welcoming, and professional support services, including occasional day care, to assisted living providing the independence many of our residents desire, through to specialist dementia care for those in most need of our support.

We are recruiting for a Bank Kitchen Assistant to join the lovely team.

Day to Day:

1. Ensuring that the residents' nutritional health and wellbeing are at the heart of everything you do.
2. Assisting with the preparation and serving of meals to our residents, ensuring all special dietary needs are met and preparing texture-modified food as directed.
3. Maintaining records and controlling stock rotation, ensuring the kitchen and service areas are clean and hygienic at all times.

Requirements:

1. Experience in the catering industry is beneficial although not essential.
2. Food handling course qualification would be desirable.
3. You should have good judgment and problem-solving abilities.
4. You will be expected to work within our staff values and promote these at all times by being an effective communicator, passionate about your work, encouraging teamwork, and having a positive attitude.

Rewards:

In return for your commitment to providing the best service to our residents, you will be offered:

1. Excellent learning and development opportunities and regular free training.
2. An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing a range of free and confidential services and advice for you and your family, such as counselling sessions and legal advice.
3. A friendly and supportive working environment.