Kitchen Assistant (Bank)

Amica Care Trust; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Amica Care Trust is seeking a Bank Kitchen Assistant to join their team in Dorchester. The position offers flexibility in shifts while ensuring the nutritional health of residents through meal preparation and service. Candidates should ideally have experience in catering, strong communication skills, and a positive attitude in a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Regular free training

Employee Assistance Programme

Friendly and supportive working environment

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure residents' nutritional health and well-being are prioritized.
• Assist in meal preparation and serving, meeting dietary needs.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in kitchen and service areas.

Skills

Judgment

Problem Solving

Communication

Teamwork

Positive Attitude

Education

Food Handling Course Qualification

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:

• Ensuring that the residents' nutritional health and wellbeing are at the heart of everything you do.
• 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.
• Maintaining records and controlling stock rotation, ensuring the kitchen and service areas are clean and hygienic at all times.

Requirements:

• Experience in the catering industry is beneficial, although not essential.
• Food handling course qualification would be desirable.
• You should have good judgment and problem-solving abilities.
• 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:

• Excellent learning and development opportunities and regular free training.
• 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.
• A friendly and supportive working environment.