Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Dudley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare in Dudley is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to join their dedicated team. In this role, you will contribute to providing excellent food and hospitality for residents, ensuring their wellbeing through nutritious meal preparation and a fulfilling dining experience.

You will work in a supportive environment with opportunities for training and development. Formal qualifications are not required, but experience in a similar setting is beneficial. Enjoy a competitive pay rate and sector-leading benefits.

Qualifications

• Reliable, considerate, and caring approach.
• Similar experience in a commercial or care setting is useful.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-class food and hospitality for residents.
• Help produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience.
• Maintain the highest standards during food preparation.

Job description

This role will include working rotational weekends and shift work between 7am to 7pm.

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.