Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider seeks a Kitchen Assistant to help create first-class food and hospitality experiences for residents. While formal qualifications aren't necessary, candidates should exhibit reliability and a caring approach. The role offers competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

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

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Formal qualifications are not necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

Responsibilities

• Help produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for residents.
• Maintain the highest standards in the kitchen and during food preparation.
• Enhance residents' hospitality experience and develop your skills.

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, 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 the residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life, 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.

Main duties of the job

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 the residents, enhance their hospitality experience, and develop your skills. 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.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care. They are committed to providing exceptional care and support to their residents, ensuring their wellbeing and quality of life.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUWhen 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 PACKAGEIn 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Formal qualifications are not 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.