About this role
Job summary 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. 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 you
Main duties of the job As a Kitchen Assistant at Barchester care home, the role involves providing first-class food and hospitality, which is crucial for the residents' overall care and support. This position requires collaboration to produce meals and enhance the dining experience for residents. The role not only involves working in the kitchen but also allows for interaction with residents to enrich their hospitality experience. The ideal candidate should be committed to maintaining high standards in the kitchen, be reliable, considerate, and caring. Formal qualifications are not required, but similar experience in commercial or care settings would be beneficial. The role offers a competitive rate of pay and benefits such as free training, development opportunities, access to wellbeing tools, retail discounts, a Refer a Friend bonus scheme, Employee of the Month rewards, and Long Service Awards.
About us Barchester Healthcare operates care homes that focus on delivering exceptional all-round care to residents by offering quality food and hospitality services. The organisation values the wellbeing of its residents and strives to provide a fulfilling and nutritious dietary program as part of its care facilities. Barchester seeks dedicated employees who are committed to high standards in food preparation and resident care. With a competitive pay structure and a comprehensive rewards package, Barchester is an appealing employer in the healthcare sector. The package includes free training and development, wellbeing support tools, retail discounts, unlimited referrals with their Refer a Friend scheme, as well as Employee of the Month and Long Service Awards. The organisation prides itself on creating a rewarding environment for both its residents and staff.
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.
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
No formal qualifications required, but similar experience is beneficial.
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
Burwash
TN19 7BE
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)