Kitchen Assistant

Catering / Kitchen Assistant required at our Abney Court Care Home, in Cheadle!

Shift Patterns-Flexible days including alternative weekends (full time and part time contracts available)

Hourly Rate-£10.42 plus excellent benefits!

You

You’re a hard-working individual with experience working in a busy kitchen. Ideally, you’ve already got some experience in a care home setting. You’re also a caring person who understands how important mealtimes are to older, vulnerable people. You’re a good team player who takes pride in your job and is happy to go the extra mile. You know the importance of food hygiene and health and safety rules. Above all, you want to be a valued member of a friendly team. You’re keen to progress in your catering career and do your bit to improve the nutrition of older people.

Your role

Reporting to the Head Chef, you’ll make sure all kitchen equipment and areas are properly cleaned. As part of our hard-working team, you’ll also help prepare tasty, nutritious meals that our residents and guests will enjoy. For example, you’ll take pressure off the chefs by cooking breakfast in the mornings. At main mealtimes, you’ll add those much-loved finishing touches like custard or gravy. You’ll be responsible for safe, hygienic food storage and for making sure kitchen equipment and cleaning materials are kept in their correct places. In return, we’ll give you lots of support, training and opportunities to progress in your career.

As a Kitchen Assistant at Care UK, you can look forward to:

• Competitive pay – we pay more than the average
• Flexible hours, including a choice of day, night or weekend shifts
• Bank holiday enhancements
• Fast-track career options, e.g. to chef
• Quality training to develop your skills
• Stakeholder pension
• Free uniform
• Thousands of online and in-store discounts
• Access to our Chef Training Academy, where you can learn new skills from experienced trainers and progress towards more senior positions within the company

About Care UK

We run over 120 homes and day clubs across the UK. We provide residential, nursing, dementia and end-of-life care for older people. As one of the UK’s leading care home providers, our goal is to help every employee fulfil his or her potential – with first-class training and support.

Abney Court, Cheshire, opened in September 2015 and delivers a range of quality care in modern and luxurious surroundings.

The 80-bed home, built and managed by Care UK, provides round-the-clock residential care and short-term respite care, as well as specialist care for people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

The care home is built in the beautiful grounds of Abney Hall, where historical figures such as Prince Albert and Agatha Christie once stayed and is easy to get to via major road links including the M60 and the A560.