Kitchen/Domestic Assistant - (RE-1945)

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is seeking staff to provide domestic and kitchen duties within a Registered Care Home, delivering personal care and practical support to residents with eligible needs, including dementia, in a homely environment that protects rights and dignity. You will undertake general domestic tasks and meal preparation, considering dietary requirements and references.

Welsh language ability is desirable, and applicants must provide evidence of essential qualifications.

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake periodic training to update knowledge, skills and competence
• Validated food safety certificate or willingness to undertake food safety training
• Willingness to undertake infection control and moving & handling training
• Dementia awareness
• Sensory awareness
• Fire Safety
• First aid
• Welsh Work course (10 hour online)

Responsibilities

• Provide domestic and kitchen duties within a Registered Care Home and support residents with personal care and wellbeing.
• Prepare nutritious meals for residents, considering dietary needs and references.
• Undertake general domestic tasks throughout the home.
• Assist with daily activities in a manner that protects rights, dignity and independence.

Job description

To provide domestic & kitchen domestic duties within a Registered Care Home in which personal care, emotional and practical support is provided to people with eligible care and support needs. This includes people living with dementia, in an environment that enables, supports and maintains a homely atmosphere ensuring that the rights, dignity, diversity, independence and wellbeing of service users is maintained.

To undertake catering duties / kitchen domestic tasks as required to prepare a nutritious meal for residents taking into consideration their dietary needs & references.

To undertake all general domestic tasks throughout the home.

For further information please contact Claire Bartz on 01685 725000 or email [e-mail]

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.

All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both.

Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.

• Essential(You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential)Willingness to undertake periodic training to update knowledge, skills and competenceValid food safety certificate or willingness to undertake this trainingWillingness to undertake the following training and any other that may be required;Control of infectionMoving & handlingDementia awarenessSensory awarenessFire SafetyFirst aidCompletion of 10 hour online Welsh Work course