At a Glance
- Tasks: Assist in providing meals and maintaining a clean kitchen environment.
- Company: Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice, dedicated to exceptional palliative care.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, generous holiday, pension scheme, and healthcare cash plan.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while working in a supportive team.
- Qualifications: Experience in catering, effective communication, and commitment to dignity in care.
The predicted salary is between 12.71 - 12.71 £ per hour.
Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice is in the heart of Headingley, Leeds. We provide expert palliative care at a time when people need this the most. We support you when you are living with a life-limiting condition, and also help your loved ones and family.
We support people aged 18 and over who are living with life-limiting conditions such as cancer, heart failure and lung disease by combining specialist medical care for managing pain and other symptoms with other emotional, practical and spiritual support. We are able to provide care in our inpatient unit and our CNS team are on hand to visit people and provide care for people in their own home.
This is a varied role where no two days are the same. You will be working in a supportive team where everybody is working to provide the very best service for our patients. The main purpose of this role is to assist in the provision of meals and refreshments, as well as the maintenance and cleaning of kitchen equipment.
Other duties include but are not limited to:
- Maintaining a clean working environment in line with cleaning schedules
- Documenting and recording all information such as food temperatures and routine cleaning.
- To ensure that meals and refreshments are attractive to service users.
Are you passionate about making a real difference? We’re looking for dedicated Catering Assistants to join our team and help us provide exceptional service to our patients, families, and staff. At Sue Ryder, we take pride in building a team that is professional, passionate, and committed to delivering outstanding care. As a Catering Assistant, you’ll play an active role in supporting our mission to provide holistic and individualised care, ensuring the best possible quality of life for our patients.
Essential Criteria:
- Experience working in a catering or food service environment
- Ability to follow food hygiene and safety standards, with reasonable adjustments as needed
- Effective communication skills, including with individuals with dietary needs or communication difficulties
- Commitment to maintaining dignity and respectful service in a care environment
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience working in a care or hospital catering environment
- Basic food hygiene certificate
Benefits:
- Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
- Company pension scheme
- 27 days holiday – rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
- Death in Service benefit
- Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
- Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
At Sue Ryder, we recognise that a diverse workforce allows us to provide the best care and support. We are committed to encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and those living with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we’re proud to support the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme. This means we will offer an interview to all disabled applicants who best meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. We use inclusive recruitment practices including sharing interview themes or questions in advance, offering remote interviews where needed, and other accessibility support.
If you require support to complete an application or participate fully in the interview process, please email.
Once in post you’ll have access to staff and volunteer networks for LGBTQ+ colleagues, ethnic diversity and equity, people with disabilities, and women and non-binary individuals, plus an Inclusion Passport to record and carry your workplace adjustments.
Catering Assistant in Leeds employer: \"Sue Ryder\"
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