Kitchen Assistant - Bank Grappenhall Manor Care Centre Hospitality Part time BANK
New Career, New You, New Opportunity; New Care!
Our stunning care home Grappenhall Manor Care Centre is a purpose-built 70 bed care facility and is situated in Warrington, Cheshire. The home provides the highest standards of safety, comfort and care to residents who have a variety of care needs. We offer residential, nursing and dementia care. We invest in the latest technology, and offer a purposeful programme of daily activity and gentle exercise to enhance the experience, care and wellbeing of our residents. All team members are hand selected for their warmth and passion, they have a full induction and ongoing training from our in house trainers in conjunction with the New Care Academy. New Care has had no agency staff use for over 5 years as we employ a permanent staff team to ensure continuity of care to residents from staff that know them and that residents know and trust. Across New Care all of our staff are paid the national living wage or above.
We are seeking to appoint a kind, organised and motivated KitchenAssistant to join our team. To assist with the preparation of meals for residents and external visitors. We have a 0 hour BANK contract available with an hourly rate of £12.21! Shift times are 0800-1900, with alternate weekend working.
Role Responsibilities:
1. Assist with food preparation and cooking for daily menus as directed by the Head Chef / Assistant Chef.
2. Ensure that all kitchen equipment and kitchen areas are cleaned according to cleaning schedules.
3. Ensure compliance at all times of Health and Safety, Food Hygiene, COSHH and HACCP requirements and legislation.
4. Follow instructions from Head Chef and Chef.
5. Undertake pot washing duties on a daily basis.
Skills and experience required:
6. Previous experience of working in food services is desirable.
7. Experience of working within a busy kitchen environment as part of a team is desirable.
8. Ability to communicate effectively with other team members is essential.
9. A willingness to learn is essential.
10. No formal qualifications are required as we provide training & development in relation to this role.
The Benefits
Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles
11. Bank holiday and overtime enhancements
12. 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum
13. Paid DBS
14. Uniform provided
15. Paid training
16. Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only – Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant
17. Excellent induction programme for new starters
18. A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company
19. Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications
20. A competitive rate of pay
21. Cycle to work scheme
22. Wellbeing programmes
23. Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets
24. Ongoing career development
25. Travel plan – walk or ride a bike and get a free meal that day
26. Christmas Bonuses
27. Pension scheme
28. Early Pay - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)