Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care Home

NHS; Ludlow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Bank Kitchen Assistant to enhance the dining experience for residents. This role is vital for ensuring that residents enjoy nutritious meals and a high standard of hospitality. As part of a flexible team, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in a supportive environment. With a focus on quality care, this position offers competitive pay and the potential for permanent employment. If you have a caring nature and attention to detail, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Flexible working hours

Free learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required, but experience in a similar role is beneficial.
• Reliable and caring individuals are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing first-class food and hospitality for residents.
• Maintain high standards in kitchen and food preparation.

Skills

Attention to detail

People skills

Flexibility

Reliability

Caring approach

Education

Experience in a commercial or care setting

Job description

This role as a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home involves providing cover for planned or unplanned absences, helping to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process.

Main duties of the job

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

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, taking catering seriously and even running a fiercely-contested annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. The organization offers competitive pay, true flexibility, and plenty of free learning and development opportunities.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Kitchen Assistant, 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. 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 YOU When you join us as a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. 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 Package

As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. 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 organization 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.