At a Glance
- Tasks: Support the Chef with food prep and maintain hygiene standards in a care home kitchen.
- Company: Join the friendly team at Lady of the Vale Nursing Home.
- Benefits: Earn £12.71 per hour, plus bonuses and funded training opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible part-time hours with a supportive and inclusive work environment.
- Why this job: Make a difference by helping to provide nutritious meals for residents.
- Qualifications: Food hygiene certificate preferred; passion for caring is essential.
The predicted salary is between 12.71 - 12.71 £ per hour.
Hourly rate: £12.71 per hour
Location: Lady of the Vale Nursing Home
Hours: Part‑time, 31.5 hours per week over 3 days
Qualifications Required: Ideally, you will have a food hygiene certificate and a Level 2 catering qualification or equivalent (or a commitment to undertake further training and development, relevant to the role).
Plus enjoy lots of great benefits when you join us:
- Recognition of service payments, receiving a total of £500 in your first year
- UNLIMITED £1,000 ‘Refer a Friend’ payments (that’s potentially £1,000 every time you link us up with another great new person to join the team!)
- Training and qualifications funded by us
- Annual pay reviews recognising your contribution to making our homes a great place to live and work
Lady of the Vale has an opportunity for a Kitchen Assistant to join the kitchen team in our friendly care home. We are looking for someone to support the Chef with food preparation and storage, ensuring different dietary requirements are met where necessary, as well as helping with maintaining accurate records and the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
Ideally, you will have worked in a care home kitchen before, but if you haven’t, you’ll still have experience of preparing and serving creative, high quality, and nutritious meals in a commercial environment.
Our recruitment process: If you’re offered a role with us, it will be conditional on some standard checks, like references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We also need you to have good English and numeracy skills, plus a passion for caring and helping our residents to thrive.
We want every candidate to feel supported and able to perform at their best during the recruitment process. If you need any assistance or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage, just drop us an email at recruitment@mariposacare.com – we’ll be happy to help.
We’re committed to building a fair and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
Kitchen Assistant in Altrincham employer: Ladyofthevale
At Lady of the Vale Nursing Home, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment where every team member is valued. As a Housekeeper, you will not only contribute to the health and wellbeing of our residents but also benefit from comprehensive training, generous referral bonuses, and annual pay reviews that recognise your hard work. Join us in making a meaningful impact while enjoying a fulfilling career in a nurturing setting.
