Kitchen Assistant - Care HomeinUckfieldinUckfieldPUBLISHED TUE 25 MAR 2025
Barchester Healthcarer3T39vM
Contribute to residents' wellbeing by providing healthy, nutritious meals.
Opportunity to create a fulfilling dining experience and engage with residents.
Flexible working hours of 10 hours per week, allowing for a better work-life balance.
Gain valuable skills and experience in a caring environment without the need for formal qualifications.
Access to free training and development, enhancing your career prospects.
Enjoy a competitive pay rate along with a sector-leading benefits and rewards package.
Join a supportive team that recognizes and rewards your dedication through employee recognition programs.
Join Our Caring Team as a Kitchen Assistant in Uckfield!
At Barchester Healthcare, we believe that great food and a warm atmosphere are essential to our residents' happiness and wellbeing. As a Kitchen Assistant, you will play a vital role in crafting delicious, nutritious meals that bring joy and comfort to our residents. Your work extends beyond the kitchen; it’s an opportunity to make meaningful connections and enhance the dining experience for those we care for. With flexible hours of 10 hours per week from 10am to 8pm, this role fits perfectly around your lifestyle, allowing you to shine while making a difference.
No formal qualifications are necessary, just a caring heart and a commitment to excellence in everything you do. If you have experience in a commercial or care setting, that’s a bonus, but what matters most is your reliability and compassion. In return, we offer a competitive salary and a host of benefits including free training, retail discounts, and a 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme. Join us and be part of a supportive team that values your contributions and rewards you for your hard work. Together, let’s create a nurturing environment where every meal is an opportunity to care!
At Barchester Healthcare, we believe that great food and a warm atmosphere are essential to our residents' happiness and wellbeing. As a Kitchen Assistant, you will play a vital role in crafting delicious, nutritious meals that bring joy and comfort to our residents. Your work extends beyond the kitchen; it’s an opportunity to make meaningful connections and enhance the dining experience for those we care for. With flexible hours of 10 hours per week from 10am to 8pm, this role fits perfectly around your lifestyle, allowing you to shine while making a difference.
No formal qualifications are necessary, just a caring heart and a commitment to excellence in everything you do. If you have experience in a commercial or care setting, that’s a bonus, but what matters most is your reliability and compassion. In return, we offer a competitive salary and a host of benefits including free training, retail discounts, and a 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme. Join us and be part of a supportive team that values your contributions and rewards you for your hard work. Together, let’s create a nurturing environment where every meal is an opportunity to care!
Contribute to residents' wellbeing by providing healthy, nutritious meals.
Opportunity to create a fulfilling dining experience and engage with residents.
Flexible working hours of 10 hours per week, allowing for a better work-life balance.
Gain valuable skills and experience in a caring environment without the need for formal qualifications.
Access to free training and development, enhancing your career prospects.
Enjoy a competitive pay rate along with a sector-leading benefits and rewards package.
Join a supportive team that recognises and rewards your dedication through employee recognition programs.
About The Role
As a Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Kitchen Assistant is so important. You'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents, enhance their hospitality experience and develop your skills.
When you join us as a Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.
REWARDS PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
Free training and development for all roles
Access to wellbeing and support tools
A range of retail discounts and savings
Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'
And so much more!
If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
As a Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Kitchen Assistant is so important. You'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents, enhance their hospitality experience and develop your skills.
- This role is for 10 hours per week and the shift time is 10am to 8pm, the days will vary each week.
When you join us as a Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.
REWARDS PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
Free training and development for all roles
Access to wellbeing and support tools
A range of retail discounts and savings
Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'
And so much more!
If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
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