Kitchen Assistant / Laundry assistant

Agincare; Swanage; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£12.72 per hour

Refer a friend scheme

Career development

Fully funded training up to QCF level

Blue Light care discount

Job summary

Agincare is seeking a reliable and organised Kitchen Assistant / Laundry Assistant in Swanage, England. The role involves supporting the chef to prepare healthy meals, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and assisting with laundry, with 30 hours per week at £12.72 per hour.

Previous kitchen experience and right to work in the UK are required. The position offers career development and a friendly care-home environment within Agincare’s Dorset operations.

Qualifications

• Previous kitchen experience is essential.
• Some knowledge of COSHH and food safety.
• You are caring, self-motivated and enthusiastic.

Responsibilities

• Support chef to prepare healthy meals and snacks, accommodate dietary needs.
• Maintain high kitchen hygiene in line with COSHH and health & safety protocols.
• Lone and team work as required, manage time effectively and assist with laundry.
• Engage and communicate with residents to support wellbeing.

Skills

Kitchen experience

COSHH knowledge

Food safety

Job description

Package Description

We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant / laundry asssitant.

Package Description

We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant / laundry asssitant.

Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector?

Then come and join the Agincare family as kitchen assistant / laundry assistant today!

Where you'll be working

• Click here to view the care home: include link https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/dorset/gainsborough-care-home-swanage/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gainsborough-googlebusinessprofile
• Care Quality Commission rating -Good

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy

• £12.72 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000*
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• Previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential.
• 30 hours per week

Shift Pattern

Week 1

Monday - 8-4 laundry

Tuesday - 8-4 laundry

Friday - 8-4 kitchen

Saturday - 8-4 kitchen

Sunday - 8-4 kitchen

Week 2

Tuesday - 8-4 laundry

Wednesday - 8-4 laundry

Thursday - 8-4 kitchen

Friday - 8-4 kitchen

A day in the life of a Kitchen Assistant

• Support the chef to create healthy/balanced meals and snacks, and ensuring a good understanding of various dietary requirements and allergens
• Ensure a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in the kitchen area, with good levels of hygiene particularly in line with COSHH regulations and health and safety protocols.
• Work as a team player, but have the ability to lone work when needed, effectively managing your time.
• Offer support, communication and engagement to the residents.
• Additionally to these tasks you will be required to assist with the laundry

About You

You don't have to have worked in care before, a previous role in a different catering environment is great for someone willing to learn. We'd like you to have some prior knowledge of food safety and COSHH. You will be a caring, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who is able to show empathy to the needs of others.

About Agincare

We’re a family run business that's been caring and supporting people since 1986.

With over 4,500 team members, we’re one of the UK’s largest care providers and are continuing to grow. We have over 100 locations across England including our care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently. We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Aginare and we welcome applications from all.

• Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions