Catering Assistant

• Position
  :
  Catering Assistant
• Care home
  :
  Lakeview
• Location
  :
  Leigh, Wigan
• Contract type
  : 30 hours per week
• Rate
  : £12.21 per hour

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

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.

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.

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.

• 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

• 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

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 or email

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.

We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact

Lakeview 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, dementia, neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease, and physical disabilities. As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

Exemplar Health Care began as a healthcare consultancy and training firm. But we soon saw a gap in the sector: a lack of care homes for younger adults living with complex needs.

That insight shaped the mission we still live by today - to transform complex care and provide fulfilling opportunities for the people who need it most.

We’re now proud to have more than 60 care homes across England, providing nursing care for adults living with dementia, neuro-disabilities, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities.

Whoever you are, and whatever experience you bring, there are lots of ways you can help us make every day better for the people we support.

What’s happening at Exemplar Health Care is that the people we support have unique needs and stories, but one thing stays the same across all our homes - we empower individuals to achieve personal goals in a safe and supportive environment.

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