Kitchen Assistant

Role: Kitchen Assistant
Location: Silksworth

Hours : 20hrs p/w 

Pay Rate: £11.44

The Abbeyfield Society are a national charity helping to alleviate loneliness and isolation in older people by providing companionship in our supported housing accommodation, retirement apartments and care homes.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who would be interested in joining our organisation, to support our Independent Living Service in Solihull. If you are looking for a rewarding role to fit around you, Abbeyfield would love for you to join us.

You can never underestimate the power a friendly face and a home cooked meal has on someone’s day. This is a varied role, with resident wellbeing at the forefront of what we do.

As a Kitchen Assistant your tasks will include -

• Keeping all kitchen and store areas clean and hygienic
• Managing incoming deliveries and the correct storage of goods
• Working alongside the Cook to provide healthy meals to our residents
• To be responsible for the daily use of catering equipment, monitoring usage and reporting any issues
• Completing food and drink preparation and transporting prepared food to the relevant dining area to be served.

Our ideal candidate for Kitchen Assistant will have the following qualities-

• A cheerful and friendly demeanour
• Understand the needs of older people
• Organised and Proactive 
• Has a Level 3 Food Safety certificate or willing to undertake through Abbeyfield.

What Abbeyfield can offer in return

• A great work/life balance with great job satisfaction
• Competitive rates of pay
• Unlimited opportunities to earn £500 via our 'refer a colleague' scheme
• Menopause Friendly accredited workplace
• Pay progression within role
• Child Care Vouchers
• Supportive leadership with amazing learning and career development opportunities, Professional Standards and Career Pathways
• Enhanced holiday entitlement for long service
• Medical cashback scheme allowing costs of medical expenses (dental, opticians and much more) to be claimed back.
• Occupational sick pay
• Eligibility for a Blue Light card, with huge savings

 Please note this role will require eligibility to work in the UK, two satisfactory employment references and a Standard DBS check, the cost of which will be met by Abbeyfield. You may be asked to provide details regarding convictions; failure to disclose convictions may result in an offer of employment being revoked. 

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