About this role
Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank 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 Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, 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 and enhance their hospitality experience. ABOUT YOU When you join us as a Bank 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.
Main duties of the job As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll contribute to the first-class food and hospitality that support the exceptional care we provide to our residents. This casual part-time role offers flexible working opportunities to cover planned or unplanned absences. Your responsibility includes producing meals and ensuring a fulfilling dining experience for every resident, which in turn, supports their overall wellbeing and enjoyment of daily life. You'll assist in maintaining high standards in the kitchen and food preparation process, working closely with your colleagues and residents. Reliable and considerate individuals who are flexible in work patterns are sought, with no formal qualifications required, though experience in similar settings is advantageous. Success in this position may lead to permanent opportunities, and you'll have access to free learning and development options. Join us and positively impact our residents' lives through great food and companionship.
About us Barchester Healthcare operates care homes throughout the UK and stands as one of the leading healthcare providers in the region. The organization is committed to offering exceptional care and hospitality to its residents, with a focus on ensuring their wellbeing through high-quality service. As a company, Barchester Healthcare values flexibility, learning, and development for its employees. The care homes managed by Barchester foster an environment where residents can enjoy daily life with nutritious meals and attentive care. Known for prioritizing its residents' health and happiness, Barchester Healthcare also conducts annual Barchester Hospitality Awards, reflecting the importance placed on culinary excellence. Anyone joining the organization would be an important addition, contributing to the holistic care provided to residents. Barchester Healthcare promotes a caring and dynamic work environment, with opportunities for professional growth, making it a rewarding place for those passionate about healthcare and hospitality.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank 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 Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, 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 and enhance their hospitality experience.
ABOUT YOUWhen you join us as a Bank 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, and flexible when it comes to your work patterns. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take catering seriously and even run a fiercely-contested annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. If you do well in this role it could lead to a permanent one.
As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.
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
No formal qualifications required, but similar experience in a commercial or care setting is 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
Birtley
DH3 2BH
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)