Job title: Kitchen Assistant
Pay: We have an excellent pay rate of £13.00 an hour
Hours: 19.5 hours per week
Location: St George’s Road, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 4JE
Are you kind? Compassionate? A people person? Love making a difference in people's lives? Then we can offer you the perfect role where you will genuinely make a difference, everyday!
Opportunity
We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of Kitchen Assistant to join our team here at Kirklands Care based at our wonderful St George's Care Home in Millom, Cumbria.
Our Kitchen Assistants help prepare nutritious meals, maintain hygiene standards, and support the overall dining experience for residents.
Who are we?
St George’s is a warm and comfortable care home in the historic, coastal town of Millom, Cumbria where you will join our highly-qualified and experienced care team who strive to ensure our residents feel at home. Chatting, laughter and friendship is in abundance, St George’s care home really is somewhere very special.
St George’s care home provides residential care for up to 36 people (male and female) of mixed physical and cognitive ability, we feel age should be no barrier to quality of life, and we are looking for dedicated, caring team members who strive to make every day as fulfilling as possible for residents, whether that’s through quiet company or social activities with other residents whilst focusing on encouraging residents to remain as independent as they can, focusing on both their physical and emotional needs.
Their safety, dignity and happiness are our priority as we support them to live a healthy, active and fulfilling life with us at St George's care home.
Our residents benefit from 24/7 care and support at the highest standards of professional service.
Responsibilities
- Help to prepare, cook, and serve meals that meet the dietary needs of residents.
- Adhering to health and safety regulations, and maintaining high standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen to ensure a safe food preparation environment.
- Collaborating with residents, care staff and kitchen staff to ensure that individual dietary requirements are met, adjusting meal plans based on residents' health conditions and preferences.
- Assisting in creating a pleasant dining atmosphere for residents, which includes setting up dining areas, serving meals.
- Participating in the rotation of stock and managing inventory under the direction of the head cook or kitchen manager. This includes monitoring food supplies and reporting any shortages.
- Continuous professional development to enhance skills and knowledge in food preparation and care.
Why choose to work for us?
- We make sure that our home is our resident’s home
- We listen to the needs and wants of our residents
- We try and be as flexible as possible working round employee’s family lives
- We provide all training needed and we provide and support career development
- Competitive pay rates
- Joining bonus
- Blue Light Card provided
- Free parking
- Free uniforms
- Discounted meals
- ‘GOOD’ CQC RATING
- Excellent management who will always support you
Our ideal candidates
- Experience in working in a kitchen environment would be preferred but not essential as full training would be given.
- Qualifications in food hygiene would be preferred but not essential
- Good interpersonal skills and a caring nature
- Good communication and listen skills
- Good work ethic
- Be able to work on your own but also as part of a team
- Be able to work effectively with colleagues and Line Managers
- Ability to understand and follow policies and procedures
- Willingness to support home in covering extra shifts when needed
- Hardworking and motivated
- Reliable
If you have any questions or would like some further information on the role, please 'APPLY' now and we can arrange a phone call at your earliest convenience.
We can’t wait to hear from you.
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Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- What is your current postcode please?
- Will you be able to commute to our location in Cumbria, LA18 4JE?
- Do you require sponsorship to work in the UK? Unfortunately we do not offer this.
- Do you have any previous experience working in a kitchen environment? If so, please let us know more about it.
Work Location: In person
