15 Oct
Cedar Care Homes
Little Somerford
Job description
PLEASE NOTE : THIS POSITION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP
Job Title : Kitchen Assistant
Contract Type : Permanent - Full Time 38.5 hours per week, including alternate weekends.
Rate of pay : £11.70 per hour
Locations : Somerhill Nursing Home, Little Somerford, Nr. Malmesbury, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5BH - Due to the remote location of the home, a car driver would be beneficial.
About Cedar Care :
We are a family business that puts our residents and their well-being first. We are small enough to preserve that important personal touch, but also large enough to offer high standards of care and a stable, safe environment.
We were established in 1987 and since then we've gained an outstanding reputation amongst families and professionals involved in health and social care.
Job Description :
- Assist the Chef in the preparation of meals.
- Undertaking preparation, plating and serving of meals to Residents, staff, and visitors as required.
- Preparing and heating up breakfast items and serve as required.
- Heating up or baking prepared supper food and serve as required.
- Preparing sandwiches as required by the Chef.
- Providing necessary crockery, cutlery, trays and serving utensils.
- Ensuring that the trolleys are clean and well presented before being transported to the floors for serving.
- Thoroughly cleaning all serving trolleys after each meal.
Required Skills, Abilities and Experience :
- We provide our staff with the training required for the role, so no direct kitchen experience is required, although it is beneficial.
- A background in Customer Service or a People Oriented Environment is desirable.
- Individuals who can adapt well to working as a team and independently
- Individuals who have good verbal and written communication
- Evidence of having undertaken relevant training i.e. health & safety, food hygiene is not required, although it is beneficial.
The Benefits of Working with Cedar Care :
You will receive free Cedar Care induction training including care certificate
Refresher training with the opportunity for career progression.
A pension scheme with an employer contribution
Free parking across all our homes
28 Days Annual Leave
In house reward scheme
Job Offers are subject to DBS checks and satisfactory references.
Subject to the completion of a probationary period
Due to high volume of applications, we are unable to notify applicants if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within 2 to 3 weeks, you can assume your application has not been successful.