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Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Workington

On-site

GBP 18,000 - 26,000

Part time

19 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join their team in a care home setting. This rewarding role focuses on providing exceptional food and hospitality to residents, ensuring their wellbeing through nutritious meals. The ideal candidate will be reliable, caring, and committed to maintaining high standards in the kitchen. With opportunities for personal growth and development, this position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact on residents' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment and a competitive rewards package.

Benefits

Free training and development
Access to wellbeing and support tools
Retail discounts and savings
Refer a Friend bonus scheme
Employee of the Month rewards
Long Service Awards

Qualifications

  • Experience in a commercial or care setting is useful.
  • Commitment to maintaining high kitchen standards.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in food preparation and meal production.
  • Enhance residents' dining experience and support their wellbeing.

Skills

Attention to Detail
People Skills
Reliability
Caring Attitude

Education

No formal qualifications required

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

2 days a week 9am-6:30pm - must be able to work every other weekend

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 YOU
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.

REWARDS PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

  1. Free training and development for all roles
  2. Access to wellbeing and support tools
  3. A range of retail discounts and savings
  4. Unlimited referrals with our 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
  5. '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.

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