About this role
Job summary 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 qualif
Main duties of the job This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working as a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home. You'll assist in providing first-class food and hospitality, ensuring our residents receive exceptional all-round care and support. Your role is crucial as a nutritious diet is vital to residents' wellbeing and enjoyment of daily life. You will provide cover for planned or unplanned absences, helping to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for residents. This role offers opportunities to engage with residents and enhance their hospitality experience. Reliable, considerate, and flexible individuals are encouraged to apply. No formal qualifications are necessary, but experience in commercial or care settings is beneficial. Competitive pay, flexibility, and free learning and development opportunities are offered, with potential for permanent positions through successful performance.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care services, encompassing both healthcare and hospitality. Known for their commitment to excellence, Barchester operates numerous care homes across the UK, each dedicated to providing personalized, exceptional care to residents. The organization emphasizes the importance of a nutritious diet and outstanding hospitality as part of their holistic care approach. Barchester Healthcare supports its staff with competitive pay, flexible work arrangements, and numerous learning and development opportunities. With a focus on improving the lives of both residents and staff, Barchester Healthcare is a significant player in the UK's healthcare sector, renowned for its dedication to quality care and innovation.
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 are necessary for this position, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful. The role requires a commitment to maintaining high standards in the kitchen and during food preparation. Candidates should be reliable, considerate, and caring, with a flexible approach to work patterns.
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
Winchester
SO21 2RT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)