Position: Catering Assistant
Location: Ribble View, Preston, PR1 4UD
Contract: Full time 40 hours per week (Day's) including weekends
Rate: £12.21 per hour
Care home CQC rating: Good
Are you looking for a catering job with a difference? Join us as our new Catering Assistant at Ribble View care home in Preston.
In this role, you’ll help the Chef to prepare and cook food for the people we support, set dining tables and keep the kitchen clean. Meal times are an important part of our daily routine, even more so for those living in care homes. In this role, you’ll ensure everyone has a positive dining experience. This is an exciting opportunity to use your catering skills to make a real difference every day.
About the Role
Our Catering Assistants make delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements. No two days will ever be the same, but your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:
* Assisting with basic food preparation
* Keeping the kitchen clean and tidy, including washing up, cleaning freezers and mopping floors
* Cleaning and sanitising all tableware
* Understanding people’s needs, likes and choices to help the Chef develop suitable menus
* Interacting with the people we support to get feedback on meals
* Complying with food hygiene standards
* Being a great team player, working as part of the wider Catering Team
You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.
If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.
About You
We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role. Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values: fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
You’ll Also
* Have a keen interest in food and drink preparation
* Have an understanding of food hygiene
* Have high standards of personal hygiene
* Be an excellent team player
* Be adaptable and flexible
* Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
What We Offer
* Excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
* Access to wages before payday
* Retail and lifestyle reward discounts
* Free DBS check
* 24/7 counselling and support
* Blue Light Card eligibility
How to Apply
Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’. For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email pod6@exemplarhc.com.
Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Management and Manufacturing
Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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