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Role: Kitchen Assistant
Location: Silksworth, Sunderland
Pay rate: £12.21
Contract: 20 hours p/w
Rota: Week 1 11:30 - 17:30 Mon, Tues, Sat and Sun Week 2 09:00-17:30 Wed, Thurs, Fri
The Abbeyfield Society are a national charity helping to alleviate loneliness and isolation in older people by providing companionship in our supported housing accommodation, retirement apartments and care homes.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who would be interested in joining our organisation, to support our Independent Living Service in Sunderland. If you are looking for a rewarding role to fit around you, Abbeyfield would love for you to join us.
You can never underestimate the power a friendly face and a home cooked meal has on someone’s day. This is a varied role, with resident wellbeing at the forefront of what we do.
As a Kitchen Assistant your tasks will include -
* Keeping all kitchen and store areas clean and hygienic
* Managing incoming deliveries and the correct storage of goods
* Working alongside the Cook to provide healthy meals to our residents
* To be responsible for the daily use of catering equipment, monitoring usage and reporting any issues
* Completing food and drink preparation and transporting prepared food to the relevant dining area to be served.
Our ideal candidate for Kitchen Assistant will have the following qualities-
* A cheerful and friendly demeanour
* Understand the needs of older people
* Organised and Proactive
* Has a Level 3 Food Safety certificate or willing to undertake through Abbeyfield.
Why Join Abbeyfield?
We’re committed to recognising and rewarding our team members. Working with us comes with a range of benefits, including:
* Annual Leave: 25 days, increasing to 28 days after 5 years of service, plus public holidays.
* Growth & Development: Comprehensive induction and career development opportunities.
* Competitive Pay: Benchmark-based and with progression opportunities.
* Health & Wellbeing: Medicash support, Employee Assistance Programme, and discounted gym membership.
* Financial Rewards: £500 refer-a-friend scheme, life assurance, and company pension.
* Exclusive Discounts: BenefitHub and Blue Light Card discounts for social care sector workers.
* Additional Perks: Occupational sick pay, cycle-to-work scheme, and more.
Please note this role will require eligibility to work in the UK, two satisfactory employment references and a basic DBS check, the cost of which will be met by Abbeyfield. You may be asked to provide details regarding convictions; failure to disclose convictions may result in an offer of employment being revoked.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
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