Kitchen Assistant

Kitchen Assistant Location: Hartwell, Northampton Hours: 37.5 hours per week – 5 days in 7 (includes weekend shifts) Salary Details: £12.21 per hour We have an exciting opportunity for someone who is dedicated, passionate and driven to become part of our catering team with the Oakleaf Group in Hartwell, Northampton. The Oakleaf Group is firmly established as one of the leading providers of rehabilitation services for men who have a brain injury or who suffer from other neurological conditions. We are looking for someone who is passionate about what they do, with a friendly and outgoing nature and who really wants to make a difference in our service users lives. The successful candidate will be required to provide a high quality and varied menu to residents and staff, while maintaining high standards of health and safety and cleanliness within their working environment. The successful candidate needs to be flexible.  All staff members receive comprehensive training specific to their job role and relevant training in brain injury awareness will also be provided. Rewards & Benefits: Up to 25 Days Holiday pro rata excluding bank Holidays   Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topics for self-development of your career. Free DBS Check Stakeholder Pension Free Employee Assistance Programme Employee Recognition Schemes CareTech Foundation – Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grants Free on-site parkingResponsibilities: To take direction and daily job tasks from the Chef. General food preparation and cooking. In conjunction with the Chef, carry out the daily cleaning regime. Ensure the fabric and integrity of the building is kept to a high standard. Preparation of meals. Complete daily \’safer kitchen, better food manual’ from the Environmental health – requirement. Monitor usage and storage of all stock. In conjunction with the Chef carry out required weekly stock ordering. Take part in weekly/monthly deep cleaning. Completion of all required registers and kitchen logs. Assist in labelling of all stock. Monitor expiry of food and carry out stock rotation. Complete daily fridge/freezer temperatures. Maintain and work within awarded healthy heart limits. Respond to requests for extra meals, sandwiches etc. Maintain own high level of personal hygiene. Adhere to manual handling, risk assessment and fire safety. Report faulty equipment to the maintenance team/ manager Participate as a team member. Communicate with team any problems, difficulties. Maintain resident confidentiality/data protection. Adhere to all unit policy and procedures and maintain up-to-date knowledge. Maintain up-to-date mandatory training. Monitor pest control and report any problems. Report any untoward incidents in a professional manner to the facilities lead, unit lead or manager Responsible for the security of keys, alarms and communication equipment. To monitor your own educational needs, to ensure you meet the requirements of your job.This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties following appropriate discussion with their line manager. Who we are: The CareTech Group; established in 1994, and is one of the largest providers of specialist social care services supporting 5000 adults with a wide range of needs in more than 300 services across the UK. Committed to the highest standards of care and governance, we provide innovative care pathways for vulnerable people to live in community settings. We support people to take control of their lives – this could be finding employment, having an active social life, learning new skills or building self-confidence.   CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a “Disability Confident Leader”. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact every applicant. We will be in touch 7-10 days after receipt of your CV if progressing your application to the next stage.  * Some of our roles require male or