Job Description
Kitchen Assistant
A reliable Kitchen Assistant is required to join our team at A2Dominion 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- Stock Support: Support the Chef Manager with deliveries, stock rotation and removing out-of-date items, highlighting when stock levels are running low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
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JOB REF: AWDO-P14906
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For over 70 years, we've been building and maintaining quality homes in London and Southern England. We have over 38,000 homes so whether you’re looking to rent as a private tenant, need social or supported housing, or want to buy a share in your own home, we have a home for you.
Why work with us
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Belonging
We know that equality, diversity and inclusivity make us better. We embrace the unique contributions of our colleagues and seek to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong.
With inclusivity come fresh ideas, creativity and the experience needed to innovate and improve. We are committed to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our success so we can truly thrive and support the diverse communities we serve.
Rewarding
Working for an organisation with a social purpose can enrich your life. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package for our sector; but for us it’s not just about the money.
We make a meaningful, lasting difference to tens of thousands of people every day providing and maintaining people’s homes and investing in services that benefit the communities we serve. What we do is challenging, but doing it well brings the reward of knowing that we really are improving people’s lives.
Growing
We know that personal growth is different for every individual. So, when it comes to our people’s development, we encourage everyone to stretch their knowledge and skills in a way that works for them. For some, that may be pursuing on-the-job learning or professional qualifications.
While for others it may be improving their communication or leadership skills. Whatever path people choose, we are committed to creating opportunities and fostering an environment where everyone has a chance to achieve their full potential.
Supporting
We believe that work is an experience, not just a place. That is why we take the time to engage and understand what is important to our people.
We are a caring organisation committed to providing a positive working environment. Every individual, whatever job they perform and wherever they do it, feels empowered, engaged, healthy and productive.
Through understanding and supporting the needs of each other we are in a strong position to support and improve the lives of our customers.
Investors in People accreditation
We retained our Investors in People (IiP) Gold Standard accreditation for the fourth time in December 2020. The assessment included an all-staff survey and conversations with a small number of staff, looking at how we lead and support our people and help to improve performance and achievements. The accreditation is valid until 2023 and places us in the top 16% of IiP-recognised organisations across the UK.
