Kitchen Assistant - Care Homes

GBP500 Welcome Bonus*

We are currently looking for a Kitchen Assistant to join the Excelcare team at Brook House Care Home in Cambridge.

Excelcare is a family-owned care home group established for over 30 years. Offering great care every day is central to everything we do.

What you can expect:

Salary GBP9.90 p/h depending on experience.

28 hours a week from Monday - Sunday on a shift basis. You will be required to work alternate weekends.

Main Duties:

• Maintain excellent standards of hygiene
• Assist the cook in the preparation and serving of meals for up to 80 people
• Work as a team to agreed schedules for meal preparation
• Respecting choice and preferences of the people we care for.
• Check and maintain kitchen equipment
• Comprehensive understanding of Health & Safety issues, particularly in respect of Basic Food Hygiene, COSHH, safe moving and Handling and working within the guidelines relating to cross infection

What you will need:

Applicants should have experience of preparing and cooking food and be able to demonstrate knowledge of health and safety issues as well as food hygiene in a residential or similar setting.

What we offer in return for your hard work:

• GBP500 Welcome Bonus*
• Highly competitive pay rates
• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Free on-site parking*
• Enhancement to pay on bank holidays
• Refer a Friend Scheme rewarding GBP300 for every person you refer
• DBS certificate paid by Excelcare*
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Funded qualifications via the apprenticeship programme (where required)
• Paid uniform
• Employee of the month - GBP100 for outstanding contribution
• Free learning and development*

*T's and C's apply

If you are interested in this position please apply online today, we look forward to hearing from you.