Kitchen Assistant - Afternoon/evenings

Shifts: 3pm-8pm Tea shifts on a 4-weekly rota as follows; Week 1: Thu & Sat

Kitchen Assistant – 12.5 hours/week

Do you enjoy preparing good food for others? Are you calm and capable in the kitchen? Could you do a job where you change lives? If so, we have the opportunity for you!

We are looking for a talented individual who will be a tea-time Kitchen Assistant in our residential care home for older people in Stowmarket, Suffolk.

Food is one of those essential ingredients of a residential care home that you cannot do without! At Finborough Court, our Catering Team play a critical role in upholding our commitment to providing healthy, nutritious and tasty meals as we take the lifestyle and diet of our residents very seriously.

Finborough Court is a modern and spacious home in the quiet, rural village of Great Finborough. Our staff provide residential care, dementia care and respite care for 32 residents. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents is of primary importance to us.

Have a watch here of \”What it means to work in a Christian Care Home https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w\”.

Responsibilities

• Serve drinks and snacks to residents, prepare and serve light meals.
• Observe food hygiene regulations.
• Maintain a clean and hygienic working environment; tidy communal areas, wash, dry and store all crockery, cutlery and utensils.
• Maintain the kitchen, catering equipment and food storage rooms in a high state of cleanliness and tidiness.
• Maintain all records and control stock rotation when on duty.
• Work as part of a team and be willing to take on any task, within your capabilities, to provide an excellent service to our residents.
• Attend meetings and training activities as required.
• In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, you are required to perform other duties assigned by your manager from time to time that are within your capabilities.

We offer a full induction to the work and also provide other training as required by the post.

About you

• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have an empathy with them;
• You might have a basic food hygiene certificate and a food-related qualification (this would be an advantage but is not essential).
• You need to be able to work independently in order to provide an excellent service to our residents; and
• You need to be a well-organised, practical and adaptable person.

Hours

Shifts: 3pm-8pm Tea shifts on a 4-weekly rota as follows; Week 1: Thu & Sat Week 2 Sun & Mon Week 3: Thu & Sat Week 4: Sun, Mon Tues & Thurs

Benefits

• £250 Welcome bonus (upon successful completion of probation period)
• Medicash
• Perkbox – including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards
• Training & development
• Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Paid DBS checks
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Ongoing support from management
• Pension scheme
• Care Friends referral scheme
• What our staff say about us: \”It is a friendly and welcoming place to work\” … –

Pilgrims\’ Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.