As a Kitchen Assistant at Avocet Court Care Home, you will be responsible for supporting the Head Chef to provide a high-quality food service within the home, ensuring that high standards are achieved to meet the needs of the residents.
About Avocet Court Care Home:
Situated in a residential nook in Ipswich, our 115-bedroom Avocet Court Care Home is surrounded by beautiful gardens. As one of the top residential care homes, we provide exceptional standards of care.
We’re proud to have an award-winning activities team and a newly refurbished café that is the heart of our home.
About the role:
Reporting to the Head Chef, the Kitchen Assistant will work to ensure the catering services and dining experiences are of the highest standard and quality for our residents – this includes the maintenance of public areas, such as the café area, and providing refreshments for our residents and their guests.
Salary:
£11.44 per hour.
Shift Pattern:
33.75 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
* Support the Head Chef to ensure the catering services and residential dining experience is of the highest standard and quality.
* Assist the Head Chef with meal service to the residents, ensuring the meals cater for the resident’s dietary requirements and the areas are clean and stocked appropriately.
* To actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
* Ensure Health & Safety within the services team, residents and visitors meet the requirements of the Food Safety Manual and Health and Safety Manual.
Training, Skills & Experience Required:
* Experience of working within a kitchen environment, or have a catering background, ideally within a care environment but this is not essential.
* NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is desirable.
* Reliable with excellent communication skills, and high attention to detail.
* Computer literate, with the ability to use basic Microsoft Office applications.
What we can offer:
* Fully comprehensive induction.
* Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
* 28 days of holiday per year.
* Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
* Refer a friend scheme.
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