Elysium Healthcare
Catering Assistant
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Catering Assistant
Job Title: Catering Assistant Location: Ballington Gardens, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 5LW
About the Role and Opportunity
Are you passionate about food and eager to make a positive difference in the healthcare sector by supporting some of society’s most vulnerable individuals?
Join the Ballington House team, part of Elysium Healthcare, where you’ll work 37.5 hours per week in a calm, rewarding, and diverse environment. As a Catering Assistant, you’ll contribute to a dedicated kitchen team while engaging with service users, colleagues, and visitors beyond the kitchen.
This role offers:
- A supportive career development pathway, with a range of training courses.
- The opportunity to grow with ambition, capability, and dedication, backed by Elysium Healthcare’s commitment to your progress.
About Ballington House
You’ll be working at Ballington House, a 13-bedded mental health rehabilitation hospital specialising in care for women with complex mental health needs. The environment follows a structured pathway from admission to discharge, incorporating:
- Assessment phase (accepting help)
- Rehabilitation phase (believing, trying, and learning)
- Community phase-out (self-reliance)
Progress through these phases typically involves moving from the ground floor to upper floors and apartment spaces.
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When you join Ballington House, you’ll be part of multi-disciplinary teams including:
- Consultant psychiatrists and clinical psychologists
- Occupational therapists/assistants
- Nurses and support workers
Together, you’re dedicated to enhancing patients’ wellbeing and rehabilitation.
Key Responsibilities
As a Catering Assistant, your role includes:
- Assisting chefs in preparing and cooking meals in line with company policies and procedures.
- Serving service users, staff, and visitors with food and beverages.
- Maintaining storage procedures and stock rotation to ensure freshness and compliance.
- Ensuring kitchen hygiene and operational standards, adhering to standards like COSHH and HACCP.
- Monitoring high hygiene standards in the kitchen and surrounding areas.
- Liaising with dietitians and wider team members to fulfil dietary requirements.
Requirements and Qualifications
To excel in this role, we seek:
- A relevant catering qualification (desirable but not mandatory).
- Practical experience in a similar catering role (trainee or assistant positions).
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills to support organisational tasks.
- Familiarity with COSHH and HACCP guidelines.
Benefits
At Elysium Healthcare, we prioritise your wellbeing and future growth. Enjoy:
- A competitive annual base salary of £25,564.50.
- 33 days annual leave (+ birthday off + optional paid leave purchase).
- Career development training and mentorship.
- Access to Ely-Vate, our rewards and benefits platform for savings and exclusive discounts.
- Wellbeing support, including stress management and activities.
- Free/subsidised meals and discounted onsite/nearby parking.
- 24/7 GP access and second medical opinion.
- Enhanced maternity leave package and family support initiatives.
- Company pension contributions.
- Unique wellbeing and lifestyle discounts through Blue Light Card activities.
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About Elysium Healthcare
As part of Ramsay Health Care, Elysium Healthcare operates across 8,000+ employees in over 80 services across England and Wales. Services include:
- Mental health
- Neurological care
- Learning disabilities and autism support
- Children’s education
Elysium Healthcare adheres to a strong commitment to safer recruitment practices, disability confidence, and accessible job opportunities. All employees must uphold the duty of safeguarding service users at all times.
DBS checks are a requirement for all candidates.
Empower your career in healthcare with a fulfilling role that combines passion for food, teamwork, and community impact. Apply today!
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