Full-time Kitchen Assistant

Evergreen Care

Borris

On-site

EUR 17,000 - 22,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Meals provided on shifts

Free on-site parking

Flexible working

Ongoing training opportunities

Job summary

Evergreen Care in Borris Lodge Nursing Home, Carlow, seeks a full-time Kitchen Assistant to support daily kitchen operations and meal service for residents. The role involves following hygiene standards, assisting with cooking under supervision, and ensuring a pleasant dining experience in a home-like setting.

We offer comprehensive in-house training and development opportunities as part of a supportive team in a busy nursing home environment. Flexible shifts and on-site parking are available.

Qualifications

Must be a reliable team player with a positive attitude.
Ability to follow recipes and food hygiene standards.
Willingness to work flexible shifts including weekends.
Good communication and multitasking in a busy kitchen.

Responsibilities

Maintain the catering department in a clean and hygienic state.
Adhere to basic food hygiene and HACCP principles.
Assist with cooking under supervision and serve meals to residents.
Ensure food presentation meets quality standards and is appealing.
Keep the kitchen well-stocked and manage resources efficiently.
Encourage colleagues to use resources economically.
Maintain a warm, home-like dining environment for residents.

Job description

Full-time Kitchen Assistant

Position Available: Kitchen Assistant in Borris Lodge Nursing Home - Carlow

We are currently inviting applications for the role of Kitchen Assistant. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join one of Ireland’s leading private nursing home operators.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our kitchen, contributing to the delivery of high-quality meals and services to our residents. This position offers genuine career development potential.

Comprehensive in-house training will be provided, along with opportunities for further professional development.

Evergreen Care is a healthcare organisation providing long- and short-term residential care and services. Although our primary focus is older person care, we also cater to other people who are in need of residential care. In December 2020, Evergreen Care welcomed a new management structure and currently operates 12 Nursing Homes nationwide. We offer a fresh perspective in nursing home care in the heart of Ireland communities. Each of our homes focus on creating a kind, caring and happy community for every resident in our care

To deliver our level of excellence in care, we need amazing people. From managers, nurses, and carers to administration, housekeeping and catering, each person plays a vital role in our Evergreen Care community. It’s not just their specialist skills, experience and extraordinary commitment that makes our people special but also their kind and compassionate nature. More than a job, a career with Evergreen Care means you become part of a special community where you can make a real difference to the lives of our residents every day.

About the role

Job Requirements:

To maintain the catering department and all its associated areas, in a clean and hygienic manner and to ensure a tidy, warm, inviting and correctly set dining room

To adhere to and apply by the principles of Basic Food Hygiene and HACCP.

To cook as required under supervision and serve the meals.

To ensure excellence in the presentation of food.

To ensure a well-stocked kitchen while being economic with resources.

To encourage other staff to be economic in the use of resources

To ensure that a ‘home-like’ environment and atmosphere is maintained where the resident is seen as the central figure in all decision making, ensuring that their right to individuality, privacy, dignity, independence, and choice is always maintained.

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