Kitchen Assistant - Bank

Amica Care Trust; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community care provider in Plymouth is seeking a Bank Kitchen Assistant to support residents' nutritional health and wellbeing. You will prepare and serve meals, addressing special dietary needs, while maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen. Experience in the catering industry is desirable. This role offers a friendly environment, development opportunities, and an Employee Assistance Programme for additional support.

Benefits

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Friendly working environment

Refer a friend bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in the catering industry is beneficial.
• Food handling course qualification would be desirable.
• Good judgement and problem solving abilities are required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure residents' nutritional health and wellbeing.
• Assist with preparation and serving of meals.
• Maintain records and control stock rotation.

Skills

Experience in the catering industry

Good judgement

Problem solving abilities

Effective communication

Team working

Positive attitude

Education

Food handling course qualification

Job description

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 resident's 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 resident's 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 prepare texture modified food as directed.
• Maintaining records and control stock rotation, ensure 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 judgement 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 team working 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.
• A refer a friend bonus.