Catering Assistants

Catering Assistant

Yarningdale, Ripley

Position : Catering Assistant Care home: Yarningdale Location : Hollywell Avenue, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9SG Contract type : Part time, 20 hours per week Rate : £12.71 Care home CQC rating : Rated 'Good' by CQC

Are you looking for a catering job with a difference? Join us as our new Catering Assistant at Yarningdale care home in Ripley.

In this role, you'll help the Chef to prepare and cook food for the people we support, set dining tables and keep the kitchen clean.

Meal times are an important part of our daily routine, even more so for those living in care homes. In this role, you'll ensure everyone has a positive dining experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your catering skills to make a real difference every day.

About Exemplar Health Care

Yarningdale is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with dementia, complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including brain injuries and Huntington's disease.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress

About the role

Our Catering Assistants make delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include: *assisting with basic food preparation *keeping the kitchen clean and tidy including washing up, cleaning freezers and mopping floors *cleaning and sanitising all tableware

understanding people's needs, likes and choices to help the Chef develop suitable menus interacting with the people we support to get feedback on meals complying with food hygiene standards being a great team player, working as part of the wider Catering Team.

If you haven't worked in the care sector before, we'll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

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About you

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren't essential for this role.

Above all, you're someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You'll also:

have a keen interest in food and drink preparation have an understanding of food hygiene have high standards of personal hygiene be an excellent team player be adaptable and flexible have excellent verbal and written communication skills.