Pilgrims' Friend Society
Kitchen Assistant - Part Time
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Kitchen Assistant - Part Time Contract
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We currently have an opportunity for a skilled individual who will support our Catering Team in our residential care home for our older people in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Our Ancillary Team are instrumental to the upkeep of resident rooms and shared spaces and pride themselves on going the extra mile to provide an excellent service for everybody in the home.
Our amazing team at Cumbria Emmaus House Care Home provide a loving and caring environment for our residents, whilst maintaining the Christian ethos that is so important to them. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents are of primary importance to us. See our lovely home here.
Have a watch here of 'What it means to work in a Christian Care Home'
Responsibilities:
- Prepare breakfasts for the residents;
- Support the cook to prepare and serve lunch to the residents;
- Wash up the catering equipment and utensils;
- Maintain the general cleanliness of the kitchen and catering equipment;
- Ensure all water and other spillages are cleaned up immediately after they occur;
- Maintain kitchen records as required by your manager;
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We offer a full induction to the work and also provide other training as required by the post.
About you:
- You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have an empathy with them;
- You need to be able to operate laundry equipment in a safe and reliable manner
- You need to be able to work as part of a team in order to provide an excellent service to our residents; and
- You must be a well-organised, practical and adaptable person.
For more details, please take a look at the Kitchen Job Description
Hours:
18 hours per week (3 shifts of 6 hours)
Shifts:
Rotate on 7am - 1pm and 10am - 4pm shifts
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Benefits:
- Training & development
- Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
- Paid DBS checks
- Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
- Ongoing support from management
- Flexible working: various working hours
- Team events
- Pension scheme
- Care Friends referral
- Medicash
- Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
- Long-standing service rewards
- Birthday rewards
If you want to help us ensure our occupants dietary and nutritional needs are met, then apply now!
What our staff say about us:
"It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" -
Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested
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