Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking care home as a Kitchen Assistant, where your role is vital in providing exceptional food and hospitality to residents. You'll help create nutritious meals and a fulfilling dining experience, ensuring the wellbeing of those you serve. This position offers a chance to develop your skills while making a meaningful impact in the lives of our residents. With a competitive pay and a range of sector-leading benefits, this is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated team that values your contribution and supports your growth.

Benefits

Free Training and Development

Access to Wellbeing Tools

Retail Discounts

Refer a Friend Bonus

Employee of the Month Rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Reliable and caring approach to food preparation.
• Experience in a kitchen or care environment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist in meal preparation and ensure high standards in the kitchen.
• Enhance residents' dining experience through quality service.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Education

Experience in Commercial or Care Setting

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE
As a 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 Kitchen Assistant is so important. 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, enhance their hospitality experience and develop your skills.

ABOUT YOU
When you join us as a 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. Formal qualifications aren’t necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

REWARDS PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
•Free training and development for all roles
•Access to wellbeing and support tools
•A range of retail discounts and savings
•Unlimited referrals with our ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
•‘Employee of the Month’ rewards and ‘Long Service Awards’

And so much more!

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.