***PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP***
Job Title: Kitchen Assistant
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time 38.5 hours per week, including alternate weekends.
Rate of pay: £11.70 per hour
Locations: Somerhill Nursing Home, Little Somerford, Nr. Malmesbury, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5BH - Due to the remote location of the home, a car driver would be beneficial.
About Cedar Care:
We are a family business that puts our residents and their well-being first. We are small enough to preserve that important personal touch, but also large enough to offer high standards of care and a stable, safe environment. We were established in 1987 and since then we've gained an outstanding reputation amongst families and professionals involved in health and social care.
Job Description:
* Assist the Chef in the preparation of meals.
* Undertaking preparation, plating and serving of meals to Residents, staff, and visitors as required.
* Preparing and heating up breakfast items and serve as required.
* Heating up or baking prepared supper food and serve as required.
* Preparing sandwiches as required by the Chef.
* Providing necessary crockery, cutlery, trays and serving utensils.
* Ensuring that the trolleys are clean and well presented before being transported to the floors for serving.
* Thoroughly cleaning all serving trolleys after each meal.
Required Skills, Abilities and Experience:
* We provide our staff with the training required for the role, so no direct kitchen experience is required, although it is beneficial.
* A background in Customer Service or a People Oriented Environment is desirable.
* Individuals who can adapt well to working as a team and independently
* Individuals who have good verbal and written communication
* Evidence of having undertaken relevant training i.e. health & safety, food hygiene is not required, although it is beneficial.
The Benefits of Working with Cedar Care:
You will receive free Cedar Care induction training including care certificate
Refresher training with the opportunity for career progression.
A pension scheme with an employer contribution**
Free parking across all our homes
28 Days Annual Leave
In house reward scheme
*Job Offers are subject to DBS checks and satisfactory references.
**Subject to the completion of a probationary period
***Due to high volume of applications, we are unable to notify applicants if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within 2 to 3 weeks, you can assume your application has not been successful.