Richmond Villages
Kitchen Assistant - Bank
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Kitchen Assistant - Bank
Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis, South Street, Oxfordshire, OX12 9RG
£12.90 - Paid Breaks
Bank Contract - Flexible hours, only picking up shifts that suit your availability
We make health happen
At Bupa, we offer essential support when it matters most. Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis provides luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and honours individual choice, allowing our residents to live their best lives. We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.9 out of 10.
As a Kitchen Assistant, your role is to assist our Chefs by maintaining the cleanliness, organization, and safety of all catering areas. The kitchen porter serves as the cornerstone of our village's culinary operations, ensuring the seamless functioning of the kitchen.
You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By
Preparing simple meals and ancillary items for service under the direction of the Chef Washing dishes by hand or loading the dishwasher, you’ll store clean items neatly and safely to minimise breakages Sweeping and mopping kitchen floors to ensure they’re free from grease or spillage at all times Washing work tables, walls, kitchen equipment and appliances, adhering to cleaning schedules Operating kitchen equipment and transferring this safely between storage and work areas Ensuring the kitchen is kept tidy and left secure, rubbish is removed, and all supplies are put away in the correct place Adhering to company Food Safety and Health and Safety policies at all times, maintaining all records outlined in the HACCP policy
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Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role
You possess an understanding of Health and Safety, as well as knowledge of maintaining a clean, safe, and hygienic environment. Ideally possessing an up-to-date CIEH Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (or equivalent) and prior experience in a catering department or kitchen is beneficial. Ideally, you should have some experience working in a care environment and managing stock, coupled with the ability to prepare simple meals. Being organized and adaptable, you are capable of working effectively within a team and independently.
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
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We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com
Time Type
Part time
Job Area
Care Home - Facilities & Home Support
Locations:
Richmond Letcombe Regis Village
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