Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Limited; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to help produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for residents. The ideal candidate will be reliable and caring, contributing to the kitchen's success while enhancing residents' hospitality experience. No formal qualifications required, but experience in a similar setting is beneficial. Offers include free training and a benefits package.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications necessary; experience in a similar role is beneficial.
• Reliability and a caring approach are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in producing meals for residents.
• Enhance the dining experience for every resident.
• Maintain high standards during food preparation.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Job description

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.

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.

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