Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care HomeNHS
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 preparat
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 help 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 for our residents' wellbeing and enjoyment of daily life. You'll cover for planned or unplanned absences, helping to produce meals and creating a fulfilling dining experience. You'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home, maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen. You should be reliable, considerate and flexible with your work patterns. While formal qualifications aren't necessary, similar experience in a commercial or care setting is useful. You can expect competitive pay, true flexibility, and free learning and development opportunities, with potential to lead to a permanent role. As hours and days of work vary with this bank position, it offers a rewarding place for using your attention to detail and people skills.
Job description
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.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, known for delivering the highest standards of care to their residents. The organisation operates care homes across the UK, providing a range of services tailored to meet the individual needs of each resident. They pride themselves on their commitment to quality care, ensuring residents live fulfilling lives in a supportive and welcoming environment. Barchester's focus on providing first-class food and hospitality as part of the care experience highlights their dedication to overall resident wellbeing. Offering various roles within the healthcare and hospitality sectors, Barchester values their employees and invests in their development through free learning opportunities. The organisation is also recognized for running the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards, showcasing their commitment to high standards in catering and hospitality within the care industry. Barchester Healthcare supports their staff in delivering exceptional care every day.