Kitchen Assistant; Euxton Park

Location:

Euxton Park Care Home, Wigan Road, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6DY

Hours:

38 hours per week

Contract:

Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £12.71 per hour

Euxton Park Care Home is looking for a friendly, reliable and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our dedicated catering team.

Food plays an important part in our residents’ daily lives, and you will help the kitchen team provide nutritious, appetising meals while ensuring mealtimes are enjoyable and welcoming.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working as part of a team, takes pride in maintaining high standards and would like to make a genuine difference to the lives of our residents.

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will support the Chef and wider catering team with the day-to-day running of the kitchen.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with the preparation of meals, snacks and refreshments.
• Helping to ensure meals are prepared and served to a high standard.
• Supporting the kitchen team with residents’ dietary requirements and preferences.
• Maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the kitchen.
• Washing dishes, cleaning equipment and keeping work areas clean and organised.
• Following food hygiene, health and safety and COSHH procedures.
• Assisting with stock rotation, deliveries and food storage.
• Minimising food waste and helping to maintain good stock control.
• Working closely with the care team to ensure residents' nutritional needs are supported.
• Following all company policies and procedures.
• Promoting the wellbeing, dignity and choice of our residents at all times.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Friendly, approachable and caring.
• Reliable, punctual and hardworking.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Organised and able to prioritise tasks.
• Passionate about maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Comfortable working in a busy kitchen environment.
• Respectful of residents' individual needs, preferences and dietary requirements.
• Previous experience working in a kitchen, catering or care home environment would be beneficial, butfull training and support will be provided for the right candidate.
• A Food Hygiene qualification would be advantageous.

At Century Healthcare, we value our dedicated teams and are committed to supporting our employees to develop their skills and build a career within the company.

Benefits include:

• In-house training and development opportunities
• Support with NVQ qualifications
• Free CIEH-accredited qualifications
• DBS paid for
• Uniform provided
• Food provided on duty
• Ongoing support, supervision and appraisal