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 help in providing high-quality food and hospitality to support resident care. Your role is vital in ensuring residents have a healthy and nutritious diet, contributing to their wellbeing and daily enjoyment. This part-time and flexible role involves covering for both planned and unplanned absences, assisting in meal production, and enhancing the dining experience of residents. You will work closely with colleagues, making an impact beyond just the kitchen, and have the opportunity to get to know the residents personally. Reliability, consideration, care, and flexibility are essential for this role, with prior experience in a commercial or care setting beneficial but not required. By maintaining high standards in the kitchen, you'll significantly contribute to the success of the care home. Moreover, Barchester offers competitive pay, free learning, and development opportunities, with the possibility of transitioning into a permanent role based on your performance.
About us Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of care services, committed to delivering exceptional care to its residents. The organisation values the importance of food and hospitality in enhancing the overall care and experience for its residents. As such, Barchester takes catering seriously, even running an annual Hospitality Awards to recognize excellence in service. The company encourages continuous learning and development among its staff, offering flexible roles that can lead to permanent positions. Barchester stands out in the healthcare sector by focusing on the holistic well-being of its residents, ensuring they receive not only medical and personal care but also a fulfilling and enjoyable living experience. Their commitment to quality care is evidenced by their staff's dedication to high standards, especially in areas like dining, where every meal is an opportunity to uplift resident spirits and provide comfort. Barchester Healthcare is devoted to nurturing a caring environment where both staff and residents feel valued.
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
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
Stanwell
TW19 7AZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)