Catering Assistant

About the role

Join us as a Catering Assistant at Hamilton Springs care home in Pontefract. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• relevant experience and qualifications are not essential for this role
• someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork
• a keen interest in food and drink preparation
• an understanding of food hygiene
• high standards of personal hygiene
• an excellent team player
• adaptable and flexible
• excellent verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications

No specific qualifications are required for this role.

Skills

• relevant experience and qualifications are not essential for this role
• someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork
• a keen interest in food and drink preparation
• an understanding of food hygiene
• high standards of personal hygiene
• an excellent team player
• adaptable and flexible
• excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

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

Pay

£12.71 per hour

Schedule

Part Time 24 hours per week. AM 8am-12pm and PM 12pm-6pm

What We Offer

• great rewards and perks including:
• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle reward discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility

How to Apply

Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’. For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email pod5@exemplarhc.com