Kitchen Assistant
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- England,South East,Berkshire,Reading
- Part Time, Permanent
- £13.45 per hour
Job Description:
Full job descriptionKitchen Assistant
A reliable Kitchen Assistant is required to support food preparation, meal service, food hygiene, kitchen operations and customer service within a welcoming Extra Care dining environment.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Catering Assistant, Food Service Assistant, General Catering Assistant, Kitchen Porter, Dining Assistant, Restaurant Assistant, Café Assistant, Food Preparation Assistant, Hospitality Assistant, Care Home Catering Assistant
SALARY: £13.45 per hour + Benefits
LOCATION: Reading, Berkshire (RG30)
JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 20 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday, 9:30am – 1:30pm
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Kitchen Assistant to join a friendly catering team supporting the delivery of high-quality meals and excellent customer service within an Extra Care setting.
As the Kitchen Assistant you will help with food preparation, meal service, packed teas, kitchen cleanliness, stock rotation and front-of-house support, while maintaining high standards of food hygiene, health and safety and resident care.
The Kitchen Assistant will work closely with the Chef Manager and wider team to help create a safe, welcoming and well-run dining experience for residents every day.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Kitchen Assistant include:
*Food Preparation and Service: Support food preparation and meal service, including preparing packed teas and serving meals to residents
*Resident Food Profiles: Check resident food profiles, including allergies, preferences and IDDSI ratings, in line with company and Environmental Health standards
*Kitchen Cleanliness: Maintain cleanliness across the kitchen, storerooms, kitchen office and equipment areas, including washing uniforms on site
*Stock Support: Support the Chef Manager with deliveries, stock rotation and removing out-of-date items, highlighting when stock levels are running low
*Health and Safety Checks: Carry out health and safety and food hygiene checks in line with catering standards and statutory regulations
*Audit Preparation: Support the Chef Manager in preparing for inspections, audits and reporting requirements
*Front-of-House Service: Provide a high standard of front-of-house service within the restaurant environment
*Team Support: Act up as Chef when required, following completion of induction and training
*Training Compliance: Complete and keep up to date with mandatory training requirements
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
*Comfortable working in a fast-paced kitchen and catering environment
*Able to engage with elderly and vulnerable customers and their families in a respectful and caring way
*Good awareness of food hygiene, health and safety and safe working practices
*Confident using computers for online training and basic systems
*Reliable, organised and able to work as part of a team
*Cooking experience and knowledge of an Extra Care environment would be beneficial
*Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English, Grades A*–C, is desirable
*A positive approach and willingness to demonstrate caring, collaborative and forward-thinking values
BENEFITS
*25 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays, increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
*Up to 8% contributory pension
*All permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family
The organisation recognises that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, they’d still encourage you to apply should you not feel you meet the criteria 100%.
This role requires an Enhanced DBS Check
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
APPLY TODAY…
By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P14906
Part-Time, Permanent Jobs, Careers and Vacancies. Find a new job and work in Reading, Berkshire. Multi-Job Board Advertising and CV Sourcing Recruitment Services provided by AWD online.
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A reliable Kitchen Assistant is required to support food preparation, meal service, food hygiene, kitchen operations and customer service within a welcoming Extra Care dining environment.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Catering Assistant, Food Service Assistant, General Catering Assistant, Kitchen Porter, Dining Assistant, Restaurant Assistant, Café Assistant, Food Preparation Assistant, Hospitality Assistant, Care Home Catering Assistant
SALARY: £13.45 per hour + Benefits
LOCATION: Reading, Berkshire (RG30)
JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 20 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday, 9:30am – 1:30pm
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Kitchen Assistant to join a friendly catering team supporting the delivery of high-quality meals and excellent customer service within an Extra Care setting.
As the Kitchen Assistant you will help with food preparation, meal service, packed teas, kitchen cleanliness, stock rotation and front-of-house support, while maintaining high standards of food hygiene, health and safety and resident care.
The Kitchen Assistant will work closely with the Chef Manager and wider team to help create a safe, welcoming and well-run dining experience for residents every day.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Kitchen Assistant include:
*Food Preparation and Service: Support food preparation and meal service, including preparing packed teas and serving meals to residents
*Resident Food Profiles: Check resident food profiles, including allergies, preferences and IDDSI ratings, in line with company and Environmental Health standards
*Kitchen Cleanliness: Maintain cleanliness across the kitchen, storerooms, kitchen office and equipment areas, including washing uniforms on site
*Stock Support: Support the Chef Manager with deliveries, stock rotation and removing out-of-date items, highlighting when stock levels are running low
*Health and Safety Checks: Carry out health and safety and food hygiene checks in line with catering standards and statutory regulations
*Audit Preparation: Support the Chef Manager in preparing for inspections, audits and reporting requirements
*Front-of-House Service: Provide a high standard of front-of-house service within the restaurant environment
*Team Support: Act up as Chef when required, following completion of induction and training
*Training Compliance: Complete and keep up to date with mandatory training requirements
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
*Comfortable working in a fast-paced kitchen and catering environment
*Able to engage with elderly and vulnerable customers and their families in a respectful and caring way
*Good awareness of food hygiene, health and safety and safe working practices
*Confident using computers for online training and basic systems
*Reliable, organised and able to work as part of a team
*Cooking experience and knowledge of an Extra Care environment would be beneficial
*Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English, Grades A*–C, is desirable
*A positive approach and willingness to demonstrate caring, collaborative and forward-thinking values
BENEFITS
*25 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays, increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
*Up to 8% contributory pension
*All permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family
The organisation recognises that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, they’d still encourage you to apply should you not feel you meet the criteria 100%.
This role requires an Enhanced DBS Check
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
APPLY TODAY…
By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P14906
Part-Time, Permanent Jobs, Careers and Vacancies. Find a new job and work in Reading, Berkshire. Multi-Job Board Advertising and CV Sourcing Recruitment Services provided by AWD online.
AWD-IN-SPJ
Job number 3920177
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