Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is offering a role for a Kitchen Assistant in their care home. You will support meal preparation and ensure hygiene standards while enhancing the dining experience for residents. This role is crucial to fostering a positive environment and provides various development opportunities.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing support tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus

Employee of the Month rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen within a commercial or care setting is advantageous.
• High standards commitment and a caring approach are key.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals for residents.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen.
• Contribute to providing a fulfilling dining experience.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Job description

This is a role as a Kitchen Assistant in a care home operated by Barchester Healthcare. The primary responsibilities include helping to prepare and serve meals, ensuring high standards of food quality and hygiene, and contributing to the overall dining experience for the residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality food and hospitality to the residents of the care home. Your duties will include food preparation, meal production, and maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen. You will be part of a team dedicated to ensuring the residents receive exceptional care and support, with a focus on their nutrition and dining experience.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, with a strong focus on delivering compassionate and personalized care to their residents. They are committed to creating a positive and supportive work environment for their employees, offering a range of benefits and development opportunities.

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 essential, but any previous experience in a commercial or care setting kitchen would be advantageous. The key requirements are a commitment to maintaining high standards, a caring and considerate approach, and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

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.