Join Our Team as Kitchen Assistant
2 positions - 1 x 4 x 8hr shifts a week 1 x 3 shifts a week
Shifts 8.5 hours including alternative weekends.
Are you someone who enjoys helping others and takes pride in creating a welcoming dining experience?
At [Home Name], we believe that mealtimes are an important part of our residents' day. We're looking for a caring and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to support our chefs in delivering nutritious meals, excellent hospitality and a high-quality dining experience for our residents and visitors.
Working alongside our two chefs, who work opposite shifts, you'll play a key role in ensuring our kitchen runs smoothly, maintaining high standards of cleanliness, supporting meal service, and delivering refreshments throughout the home.
What Our Residents Want
- Fresh, appetising meals and refreshments served with care.
- Friendly faces who take the time to chat and make mealtimes enjoyable.
- A clean, safe and welcoming dining environment.
- Support with celebrations, activities and special events that bring people together.
- Consistency, kindness and respect from everyone involved in their care and daily lives.
What We're Looking For
- A positive and reliable individual who enjoys working as part of a team.
- Someone who takes pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene.
- A caring and compassionate person who enjoys interacting with older people.
- An excellent team player who can support different chefs and adapt to changing priorities.
- Someone who is organised, flexible and willing to go the extra mile for residents.
- Previous kitchen, hospitality or catering experience is welcomed but not essential as full training will be provided.
Your Responsibilities
- Support the Chef on duty with food preparation and meal service.
- Prepare and deliver tea trolley services throughout the home.
- Serve hot and cold drinks, snacks and refreshments in line with residents' dietary needs and preferences.
- Assist with the preparation and service of meals, helping to ensure an enjoyable dining experience.
- Wash dishes, utensils and kitchen equipment and maintain excellent standards of cleanliness.
- Complete cleaning schedules and maintain food hygiene records.
- Receive, store and rotate food deliveries safely.
- Support themed events, celebrations and hospitality services within the home.
- Help create a warm and welcoming environment for residents, families and visitors.
- Work collaboratively with the chefs, Home Manager and wider care team to ensure residents receive the best possible service.
The Values and Behaviours We Look For
At Saint Cecilia's Care Group, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for people who:
- Treat others with dignity, kindness and respect.
- Demonstrate compassion and a genuine desire to help others.
- Take ownership of their responsibilities and work to a high standard.
- Work positively and collaboratively with colleagues.
- Show flexibility, professionalism and a willingness to learn.
- Promote residents' independence, choice and wellbeing.
If you're looking for a rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference to residents every day, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now and become part of the Jubilee House family.
* SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE
About Jubilee House
Jubilee House is a caring and supportive nursing home where we provide high-quality care for older people, including those living with dementia and those with complex nursing needs. Our mission is to provide exceptional and compassionate care, enriching the lives of our residents and their families. We are dedicated to creating a warm, supportive, and safe environment that promotes well-being, dignity, choice and independence for those entrusted to our care.
Here are just a few of the many benefits we offer as part of our staff package:
- Paid breaks
- Bank Holiday pay
- Same rate of pay regardless of age
- Rewards for service – supplement to your hourly rate after successful completion of 1, 2 and 3 years
- Free enhanced DBS
- Perkbox – Access to a range of free perks and over 1,000 discounts from the biggest brands
- FlexEarn - access your wages at any-time
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Happy Birthday Day Off – after 1 year service celebrate your birthday with a day’s leave on us
- Training and development opportunities ·
- Long service awards for milestones of service from 5 years to 35 years+ (in 5-year increments), starting at £100 gift voucher for 5 years’ service
- Referral scheme – earn up to £250 for referring a friend to the team
- Saint Cecilia's Awards recognising and rewarding employees that have gone the extra mile at work and made a difference in our homes.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
