Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Carlisle is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to deliver exceptional food and hospitality to residents. You will help prepare nutritious meals, enhance the dining experience, and be a valued member of the care team. The ideal candidate is reliable, considerate, and caring, with a focus on maintaining high standards. This position offers extensive support through free training and a rewarding work environment, making it perfect for those who value quality care.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications needed, but experience in a commercial or care setting helps.

Responsibilities

• Help provide first-class food and hospitality to residents.
• Produce meals and enhance the dining experience.
• Maintain highest standards during food preparation.

Skills

Reliable

Considerate

Caring

Attention to detail

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Shift Patterns: 8am-3pm and 2pm-8pm, alternate weekend working required.
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

• 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.