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Catering Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 12 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £11.44 Per Hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 12 May 2024
Location: L4 1UB
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Exemplar Health Care Services Limited
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 240839JCQA

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Summary

Position: Catering Assistant
Care home: Kavanagh Place
Location: Kirkdale, Liverpool
Contract type: Permanent, 20 hours per week
Rate: £11.44 per hour
Care home CQC rating: Good



Are you looking for a catering job with a difference? Join us as our new Catering Assistant at Kavanagh Place care home in Liverpool.

In this role, you’ll help the Chef to prepare and cook food for the people we support, set dining tables and keep the kitchen clean.

Meal times are an important part of our daily routine, even more so for those living in care homes. In this role, you’ll ensure everyone has a positive dining experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your catering skills to make a real difference every day.



About Exemplar Health Care
Kavanagh Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, complex dementia and physical disabilities. The home's Abbey Unit is exclusively for people who identify as male.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.



About the role
Our Catering Assistants make delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

assisting with basic food preparation
keeping the kitchen clean and tidy including washing up, cleaning freezers and mopping floors
cleaning and sanitising all tableware
understanding people’s needs, likes and choices to help the Chef develop suitable menus
interacting with the people we support to get feedback on meals
complying with food hygiene standards
being a great team player, working as part of the wider Catering Team.
You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

Download our job description to read more: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029895735/



About you
We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’ll also:

have a keen interest in food and drink preparation
have an understanding of food hygiene
have high standards of personal hygiene
be an excellent team player
be adaptable and flexible
have excellent verbal and written communication skills.


What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:

excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
access to wages before payday with fastP.A.Y.E
retail and lifestyle reward discounts
free DBS check
24/7 counselling and support
Blue Light Card eligibility.


How to apply
Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email pod3@exemplarhc.com.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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