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Catering Assistant

Walton Grove, Oldham

Position

: Catering Assistant

Care home

: Walton Grove

Location

: 1 Guido Street, Failsworth, Oldham, M35 0AL

Contract type

: 20 Hours per week

Rate

: £13.10 per hour

Are you looking for a catering job with a difference? Join us as our new Catering Assistant at Walton Grove care home in Oldham.\n\n

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.

About Exemplar Health Care\n\n

Walton Grove is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

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\n\n

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 floorscleaning and sanitising all tablewareunderstanding people’s needs, likes and choices to help the Chef develop suitable menusinteracting with the people we support to get feedback on mealscomplying with food hygiene standardsbeing a great team player, working as part of the wider Catering Team.\n\n

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.\n\n

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.

Download our job description to read more: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029895735/

About You\n\n

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\n\n

have a keen interest in food and drink preparationhave an understanding of food hygienehave high standards of personal hygienebe an excellent team playerbe adaptable and flexiblehave excellent verbal and written communication skills. \n\n

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. \n\n

What We Offer\n\n

We offer great rewards and perks including:

excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospectsaccess to wages before payday retail and lifestyle reward discountsfree DBS check24/7 counselling and supportBlue Light Card eligibility.\n\n

excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects

access to wages before payday

retail and lifestyle reward discounts

free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility.\n\n

How To Apply\n\n

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email pod6@exemplarhc.com

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact recruitment@exemplarhc.com.

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