Catering Assistant inSheerness inSheerness PUBLISHED 4 NOV 2024

£22,369.30 to £22,369.30 a year  PERMANENT 
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We are looking for someone to join our team as a Catering assistant for a busy hospital restaurant and 3 wards!

Based in Sheppey Community Hospital, you will be involved in ensuring the kitchen and associated areas are cleaned in accordance with the departments standards and schedule. You will prepare food and deliver to other sites and will help support the team in meeting the needs of the Catering service and complement the delivery of service user care by our clinical staff.

This is a part-time position (24 hours per week). We have various working patterns available including shifts covering the weekend. Shift patterns can be discussed in detail at interview but will primarily be Monday to Friday between the hoursHours from 07:45 to 17:00however some weekend work is included as well as bank holidays.

As a Catering Assistant, your main responsibilities will include-

  • Putting food deliveries away
  • Cleaning to departments standards and ensure a HACCP plan is followed in relation to food delivery, preparation, cooking and serving.
  • Be flexible with working hours to support with any changes to maintain service to the wards

About us

As a Catering Assistant, youll be part of our valued team at Sheppey Community Hospital.

You will feel valued as a Catering Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • A salary of £22,369.35FTEwith access to a group pension
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
  • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
  • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
  • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
  • An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
  • The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
  • Free tea, coffee and milk at your base locationThe Ideal Candidate

    The ideal candidate will:

    • Have a Food Hygiene certificate, however training will be provided
    • Work well as a team but feel comfortable working alone
    • Have the ability to follow cleaning schedules and Health and Safety instructions

    It would be desirable to have experience in the catering industry however this is not essential.

We are looking for someone to join our team as a Catering assistant for a busy hospital restaurant and 3 wards!

Based in Sheppey Community Hospital, you will be involved in ensuring the kitchen and associated areas are cleaned in accordance with the departments standards and schedule. You will prepare food and deliver to other sites and will help support the team in meeting the needs of the Catering service and complement the delivery of service user care by our clinical staff.

This is a part-time position (24 hours per week). We have various working patterns available including shifts covering the weekend. Shift patterns can be discussed in detail at interview but will primarily be Monday to Friday between the hoursHours from 07:45 to 17:00however some weekend work is included as well as bank holidays.

As a Catering Assistant, your main responsibilities will include-

  • Putting food deliveries away
  • Cleaning to departments standards and ensure a HACCP plan is followed in relation to food delivery, preparation, cooking and serving.
  • Be flexible with working hours to support with any changes to maintain service to the wards

About us

As a Catering Assistant, youll be part of our valued team at Sheppey Community Hospital.

You will feel valued as a Catering Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • A salary of £22,369.35FTEwith access to a group pension
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
  • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
  • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
  • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
  • An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
  • The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
  • Free tea, coffee and milk at your base locationThe Ideal Candidate

    The ideal candidate will:

    • Have a Food Hygiene certificate, however training will be provided
    • Work well as a team but feel comfortable working alone
    • Have the ability to follow cleaning schedules and Health and Safety instructions

    It would be desirable to have experience in the catering industry however this is not essential.



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