Kitchen Assistant - Care Home
- NHS
- Part Time
- Huntingdon
- 11.94 an hour
Job Description
Job summary
This role as a Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home involves providing first-class food and hospitality to enable exceptional all-round care and support for the residents. The kitchen assistant plays a crucial role in maintaining high standards in food preparation and service, contributing to the well-being and enjoyment of daily life for the residents.
Main duties of the job
As a Kitchen Assistant, 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, with opportunities to get to know the residents and enhance their hospitality experience. You should be reliable, considerate, and caring in your approach, with a commitment to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during food preparation.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, dedicated to delivering high-quality care and support to residents. With a focus on creating a warm, welcoming environment, the organisation values its staff and provides a range of training, development, and reward opportunities.
Job responsibilities
Bayleaf Care Home is a beautiful newly built residential home situated in the picturesque town of Huntingdon. Due to open in June 2025, this stunning 60 bed premises will welcome new employees to site in May 2025.
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
Essential
- 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.
Employer details
Employer name
Barchester Healthcare
Address
Barchester Healthcare
Huntingdon
PE29 7AF
