Job Description:
Kitchen Assistant
Westcombe Park Care Home, 112a Westcombe Park Road, Blackheath, London SE3 7RZ
Salary - £12.60 - £13.60 per hour
Part time position -10 hours a week flexible including weekend work,
Experience ideal but not necessary must be flexible
Westcombe Park is a modern care home situated in a pleasant leafy neighbourhood of south-east London. Here, they warmly welcome residents in need of nursing or residential care. They also provide respite and convalescence care.
Every bedroom has been thoughtfully decorated to create a warm and homely atmosphere. Most of the bedrooms are en suite. It can also accommodate couples with double rooms.
The home is close to local transport links, is afew minutes’ drive from the A2 and benefits from a bus route stopping directly outside the home, making visiting for family and friends easier. The care home is also only a few minutes’ walk to local amenities, shops and the local bank.
At Westcombe Park, staff take great care to focus on the person. It’s important for residents to feel at home, so it creates a friendly environment with an individually appropriate balance of care and independence.
Enjoying food is an important part of life. The chefs create well-crafted menus made with the freshest ingredients and try to cater for all ethnicity groups. Soon after a resident arrives at the home, staff discuss their personal preferences and dietary needs with them.
There’s a real sense of community at Westcombe Park. The staff work to discover what residents enjoy doing and the home's social calendar is organised around those interests. So whether a loved one already has a hobby or would like to take up a new one, there are lots of exciting activities to get involved in.
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. Acting as the link between the main kitchen and our residents
2. Assisting the chefs to plate meals, prepare food trolleys and ensure all preparation areas are kept clean and tidy
3. Monitoring stock rotation, complying to company policies and procedures following all mandatory COSHH and HACPP guidelines
4. Assisting with catering for special events such as summer BBQs and Christmas parties
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
A passion for food with previous experience working in a kitchen and a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. You want to deliver an excellent service at each meal and 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. Working with the wider kitchen and care home teams - you're comfortable communicating with others, 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:
5. 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
6. Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
7. Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
8. 28 days holiday
9. 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.
10. Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
11. Free meal on every shift
12. Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
13. We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
14. Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
15. Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
16. 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.