At a Glance
- Tasks: Create delicious meals and snacks for residents while ensuring kitchen hygiene.
- Company: Join a caring team at Monkscroft Care Centre, a leading not-for-profit provider.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, free uniform, training, and discounts through the Blue Light Card.
- Other info: Flexible bank shifts with opportunities for weekend enhancements.
- Why this job: Make mealtimes special for residents and be part of a supportive family environment.
- Qualifications: No formal experience needed; just a passion for cooking and good communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 13.01 - 13.01 £ per hour.
Location: Monkscroft Care Centre, Cheltenham, GL51 7DP
Pay rate: £13.01 per hour (weekend enhancements available)
Contracted hours: Bank shifts
Shift times: 08.00-14.00, 08.00-18.30, 14.00-18.30
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re currently recruiting for a Bank Kitchen Assistant to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly catering team, to create delicious meals, snacks and drinks for our residents. You’ll get to know our residents, understand their likes and dislikes so that mealtimes are always a highlight of their day. In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes. Monkscroft Care Centre, located in the heart of Cheltenham, offers outstanding person-centred and friendly dementia and nursing care.
AND IN RETURN
The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.
- A workplace pension
- Free uniform
- Free DBS
- Higher rates of pay at weekends
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
- Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts
ABOUT YOU
You don’t need to have previous formal catering experience, as we’ll give you the training you need, although it would be helpful if you hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. What we’re looking for is someone who is keen on cooking and takes pride in kitchen hygiene standards. You’ll have a positive can-do approach, with good communication skills and you’ll be passionate about ensuring our residents receive the best service possible. You’ll be confident in engaging with our elderly residents to understand their individual needs and enjoy being part of the wider team in the home. If you think you have the right skills and attitude we’re looking for as a Kitchen Assistant within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us.
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