Overview
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Bohill Care Home is a modern, purpose-built facility located just outside Coleraine Town Centre, surrounded by countryside. Our home features 80 spacious single en-suite bedrooms spread across two floors, along with well-maintained gardens that provide a peaceful space for residents to relax and enjoy the outdoors.
Location
69 Cloyfin Rd
The Role
The Kitchen Assistants in our Homes play a key role in ensuring the smooth and safe operation of our kitchens, ensuring that residents receive high quality meals and dining experiences. The role is essential to the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of high-quality, person-centred dining experiences.
Working as part of the Kitchen team, reporting to the Chef the role is about a lot more than preparing and serving meals – the Kitchen Assistant will support with ensuring the dietary needs of our residents are met in addition to contributing to a safe and positive working environment.
Main Responsibilities
* Ensures that all catering stock and equipment is correctly stored and accounted for in accordance with the company’s Assured Safe Catering standards.
* Delivers meals and other catering supplies to various areas within the unit in a timely and efficient manner.
* Under direction, assists with the basic preparation of food items.
* Ensures all cleaning within the kitchen, catering and servery areas (as appropriate) is completed and complies with the company’s Assured Safe Catering standards.
* Delivers and maintains a clean and tidy environment throughout the home, in line with operational standards and ensures that work processes comply with statutory regulations.
* Undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required as designated by the Chef or Cook.
The Benefits
* Paid annual leave
* The chance to be part of a growing healthcare company
* Continuous professional development and training
* Values led culture
* Overtime available at an enhanced rate
* Opportunities for progression
* Pension plan (if applicable)
* Attractive hourly rate
* Access NI fee paid for
* Uniforms and PPE provided
* Monthly incentives and recognition awards
* Free parking
We do not offer sponsorship for this role.
Healthcare Ireland are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.
Required Criteria
* The Right to Work in the UK
* A good standard of both verbal and written English
* Previous catering, kitchen or food preparation experience
* Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices
Desired Criteria
* Previous experience in a care home or healthcare environment
Closing Date
Sunday 9th November, 2025
Contract Type
Full-time
Salary
£12.21 Hourly
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