About this role
Job summary As a Kitchen Assistant at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Salisbury, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality food and hospitality services to ensure the wellbeing of residents. Working under flexible permanent employment terms with an hourly wage of £13.21, this position involves 30 hours per week assisting in meal production and enhancing dining experiences. While formal qualifications are not mandatory, reliability and a caring approach are essential. This role not only requires kitchen skills but also the ability to connect with residents, providing holistic support and ensuring they enjoy their daily lives.
Main duties of the job ABOUT THE ROLE: 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. 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.
About us Barchester Healthcare is dedicated to providing top-tier care in a welcoming environment. Specializing in elderly care, the organization prides itself on offering tailored support that reflects the individual needs of its residents. Emphasizing a nutritious and appealing dining experience, Barchester ensures that every resident enjoys the highest quality of life possible. The employer values dedication and offers an attractive rewards package that includes training, support tools, retail discounts, and recognition schemes. Working at Barchester means being part of a compassionate team focused on delivering care that mirrors what you'd wish for your loved ones.
Job description Job responsibilities
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.
Kitchen Assistant - 30 Hours Per Week.
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.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Formal qualifications aren't 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
Salisbury
SP5 2EJ
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)