Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Limited; Horsham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Bank Kitchen Assistant to ensure exceptional food and hospitality at their care home in Horsham, England. The role involves covering planned and unplanned absences, preparing meals, and creating positive dining experiences for residents. Reliability and flexibility are essential, while experience in a commercial or care setting is a plus. Competitive pay and opportunities for progression are offered.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Learning and development opportunities

Potential for permanent role

Qualifications

• Reliability, consideration and a caring approach.
• Flexibility in work patterns.
• Experience in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for absences and help to produce meals.
• Create a fulfilling dining experience for residents.
• Support a positive, resident-centred environment.

Skills

Reliability

Caring approach

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for planned or unplanned absences and help to produce meals.
• Create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident and support the overall hospitality provided by the team.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and contribute to a positive, resident-centred environment.

Qualifications and requirements

• Reliability, consideration and a caring approach.
• Flexibility in work patterns.
• Formal qualifications aren\'t necessary; any similar experience in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

Benefits and opportunities

• Competitive pay and true flexibility.
• Plenty of free learning and development opportunities.
• Potential to progress to a permanent role if you do well in this position.
• The role is part of one of the UK\'s leading healthcare providers and our catering is a priority, recognised through events like the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards.

Work pattern

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when required (e.g., for annual leave or sick leave), hours and days worked will vary.

Why this is a rewarding place to be

If you would 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.