Job Description:
Food Services Assistant
Alveston Leys Care Home, Kissing Tree Lane, Alveston, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 7QN
CQC rating: Good
Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.5/10
£12.60 - £13.60ph dependent on experience and qualifications
Permanent contract. 30 hours pw, including alternate weekends
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
1. Providing excellent customer service to all our residents
2. Ensuring high quality food presentation at all times
3. Serving meals and drinks to residents in the dining areas and to their rooms
4. Cleaning of the dining area ensuring it’s tidy and presentable
5. Serving refreshments outside of meal times to residents, relatives and visitors as required
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
Experience in a customer facing environment with a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, you want to deliver an excellent service to make our residents feel at home. You’ll understand the importance of maintaining high standards in and around the home, ensuring our residents enjoy a pleasant dining experience. Comfortable communicating with others - nothing is too much trouble, you’re always happy to help the wider team, cherishing the little moments with our residents.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
6. My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
7. Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
8. Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
9. 28 days holiday
10. We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
11. Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
12. Free meal on every shift
13. Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
14. We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
15. Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
16. Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
17. Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.