Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Woking; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Woking is seeking a proactive Kitchen Assistant to help create nutritious meals and enhance residents' dining experience. The role demands a caring approach to maintain high standards in food preparation, fostering wellbeing among residents. While formal qualifications are not necessary, any relevant experience is advantageous. The position offers competitive pay, comprehensive training, and various employee benefits, making it a rewarding career choice for those passionate about care.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Referral bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Reliable, considerate, and caring approach.
• Experience in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

Responsibilities

• Help produce nutritious meals and create fulfilling dining experience.
• Maintain highest standards in the kitchen.
• Develop skills and enhance residents' hospitality experience.

Job description

Overview

The role of a Kitchen Assistant in a Barchester care home is crucial in providing high-quality food and hospitality to the residents. The Kitchen Assistant helps to produce nutritious meals and create a fulfilling dining experience, contributing to the overall well-being and enjoyment of the residents. This is a rewarding position for someone who is committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and has a caring and considerate approach.

Main duties of the job

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 us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering a range of services including residential, nursing, and dementia care. The company is committed to providing high-quality care and support to its residents, with a focus on promoting their overall well-being and independence.

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.