Kitchen Assistant- Full Time
Do you have catering experience, ideally within a care home setting?
Do you want to work in a fun and vibrant team?
Our amazing team at Furze Hill House Care Home provide a loving and caring environment for our residents, whilst maintaining the Christian ethos that is so important to them. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents are of primary importance to us. We are a 40 bed care home just on the outskirts of North Walsham.
We're now looking for a friendly and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our Ancillary Team. This is more than just a job, it's a chance to make a real difference every day. From supporting meal preparation to helping create a welcoming home, your role will be an important part of our residents' daily lives.
If you enjoy working in a supportive team and want a role where what you do really matters, we'd love to hear from you. View our lovely home here.
Have a watch here of "What it means for us, to work in a Christian Care Home like ours": https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w
Responsibilities
- Assist with preparing and serving meals and refreshments
- Maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen
- Clean kitchen equipment, utensils, and work areas
- Support safe food storage and temperature recording
- Deliver meals to family members with a friendly, caring approach
- Work alongside the Catering Supervisor to ensure smooth kitchen operations
- Contribute to a positive, homely environment in line with our care values
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 need to be able to operate laundry equipment in a safe and reliable manner
- You need to be able to work as part of a team in order to provide an excellent service to our residents; and
- You must be a well-organised, practical and adaptable person.
For more details, please take a look at the Job Description.
Hours
Shifts available: 35 hours per week or 28 hours per week (includes some weekend shifts)
Benefits
- 5.6 weeks' holiday, including bank holidays
- Get paid for doing your training!
- 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
- Assigned buddy
- Ongoing support from management
- Flexible working: various working hours
- Team events
- Pension scheme
- Care Friends referral
- Medicash
- Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
- Long-standing service rewards
- Birthday rewards
- 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.
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Kitchen Assistant- Full Time in North Walsham employer: Pilgrims' Friend Society
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