Kitchen Assistant Location: Elizabeth House Residential Home, Poole, BH12 4PX Pay rate: £12.30 per hour Hours: Bank We have an exciting opportunity for a Kitchen Assistant to join the team at Elizabeth House, our specialist residential and dementia care home, which overlooks the picturesque Canford Heath Nature Reserve in Poole, Dorset. Who are we looking for: Previous experience within a kitchen environment is ideal - either way be prepared to be busy in a fast-paced role! Caring individual with the ability to serve meals and support our residents during mealtimes. Flexible in the hours that you work and happy to join in as part of our larger kitchen team. If this sounds like you then we would love for you to join the team! What you will be doing: Support the Chef team with the basic preparation of fresh and nutritious meals, snacks & drinks for our residents Serve meals from the kitchen to our residents within the dining room area Assist with supporting residents with an enjoyable dining experience every day Ensuring kitchen and dining room areas are kept hygienic and clean Support with washing all cooking appliances and crockery – sanitising all food preparation areas As a not-for-profit charity within Social Care, we focus on the reward and recognition of all our people, our benefits include: Blue Light Shopping Discount Card Reward and Recognition Schemes Employee Assistance Programme Industry Based Qualifications You need to be 18 years of age or over to join the Care South Team. PLEASE NOTE: We are not able to offer Visa Sponsorship/Switch About You About Us PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE Care South are one of the top 20 rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at carehome.co.uk. As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care. For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website: http://www.care-south.co.uk/about-us. For any questions please contact the recruitment team on 01202 712448 .