Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Epping Forest; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Range of retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Assistant for Paternoster House Care home in Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom. This important role focuses on providing exceptional meal preparation and hospitality for residents, contributing directly to their well-being.

We welcome candidates who are reliable, caring, and committed to maintaining high kitchen standards. Although formal qualifications aren't required, experience in a relevant setting is an advantage. Enjoy competitive pay and sector-leading benefits, including free training and various employee rewards.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications necessary, but experience in a commercial or care setting is useful.
• Committed to maintaining high standards in the kitchen.
• Considerate and caring approach.

Responsibilities

• Assist in food preparation and meal production for residents.
• Create a fulfilling dining experience for all residents.
• Support your colleagues and enhance residents' hospitality experience.

Skills

Attention to detail

People skills

Reliability

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Kitchen Assistant at Paternoster House Care home in Waltham Abbey, 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.