AddressProud to be not-for-profit, at Sanctuary Care we provide high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. At the very heart of everything we do is our mission to go beyond the standard expectation of providing great care, by doing everything we can to enrich the lives of the residents we are privileged to care for, their loved ones and as importantly, our dedicated and valued staff.
Catering Assistant
Millport Care Centre, 19 George Street, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae
£11.65 per hour
Full and part time hours available
Why work for us?
We spend so much time at work don’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Millport Care Centre for all regardless of role.
Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Millport Care Centre is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.
Where you’ll work
Millport Care Centre is in the town of Millport on the picturesque Isle of Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde, only a 9-minute subsidised ferry journey from Largs. We are lucky to be located 100m from the award-winning Newton beach with some amazing views across the Firth of Clyde over to Arran and Ailsa Craig.
Our team is supported by our activity coordinators to provide meaningful activities to enrich the lives of our residents and housing support service users. We support and encourage our service users to access local groups, activities, as well as shops and cafés. There are regular trips to the mainland for shopping, cinema, swimming, and meals out with family and friends; we encourage the use of public transport to improve community relations and socialization skills, we also have a minibus for the use of group trips. We ensure that there are always planned activities available and a selection of activities available at the service user’s request.
We endeavour to make Millport Care Centre our resident’s home and always have a warm welcome for any new resident or for any relatives visiting, as well as providing support to maintain important relationships, through various means from visits, phone calls, emails/letters, and video calls.
Our residents will always give you a warm welcome, and brighten your day, they embody the Magic of Millport in everyday life, and show the true meaning of care.
Are you our next Catering Assistant? Here’s more about the role:
First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
Your main duties will include basic food preparation, presenting meals to a high standard and serving meals to our residents, all performed to relevant food hygiene legislation
Excellent food and great service play a key part in our residents’ day.
What skills do I need?
Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home
Previous catering experience is desirable as is a food hygiene certificate
An understanding of safe food storage/cleaning practices is essential
Support and training are provided
You need to be caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share
Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach
You will also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.
Benefits and rewards
We know you work so hard and being the best Catering Assistant you can be needs to be rewarded. We are very proud to offer the following:
20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
Life assurance
Care inspectorate performance bonus
Overtime enhancement
Occupational sick pay after qualifying period
Excellent training and development opportunities
Refer a friend scheme with payment of up to £500 available
Contributory pension from Sanctuary Care
Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice
Exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources, recognition and much more via “Sanctuary e-hub”
Criminal Records Checks are funded by Sanctuary Care.
We hope you feel you could be our next team member.
Job Reference: 216140
Closing date: 01 March 2024
We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.
We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
A PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme) check in respect of protected adults will be necessary in the event of a successful application, which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.
