Kitchen Assistant

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK seeks a flexible Bank Kitchen Assistant to support meal preparation and enhance the dining experience for residents. You will play a vital role in maintaining high standards in food service and contribute to resident care. While no formal qualifications are required, experience in a commercial or care setting will be advantageous. This position offers a competitive pay structure with opportunities for personal learning and career advancement.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Free learning and development opportunities

Potential progression to a permanent role

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications needed, but experience in commercial or care setting is useful.
• Reliable, considerate, and caring approach required.
• Ability to maintain high standards in food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for planned/unplanned absences.
• Help produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience.
• Support colleagues and enhance hospitality experience.

Skills

Attention to detail

People skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Job description

As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you\'ll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents\' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important.

Main duties of the job

Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you\'ll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You\'ll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There\'ll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents and enhance their hospitality experience.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK\'s leading providers of healthcare services, offering care and support to over 12,000 people in more than 200 care homes across the country. With a strong focus on delivering high-quality care and creating a positive living environment for residents, Barchester is committed to investing in its workforce and providing rewarding career opportunities.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you\'ll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents\' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you\'ll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You\'ll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There\'ll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents and enhance their hospitality experience.

ABOUT YOUWhen you join us as a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you\'ll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That\'s why we\'re looking for someone who\'s committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach, and flexible when it comes to your work patterns. Formal qualifications aren\'t necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK\'s leading healthcare providers, we take catering seriously and even run a fiercely-contested annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. If you do well in this role it could lead to a permanent one.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you\'d like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you\'d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Formal qualifications aren\'t necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.