Catering Assistant

It's not very often the words 'Catering Assistant' and 'social life' go together, but this time they do. As a Catering Assistant at Dunnock View (Formally Oaktree Manor), you will not work evenings and will not be under heavy pressure and stress.

You'll be joining a brand-new mental health service, Dunnock View, which is opening early 2024, where you will support the chefs to prepare meals, maintain a clean and safe working environment, and assist with deliveries.

This is a social role where, as well as your catering colleagues, you'll get to engage with the 150+ staff and up to 42 service users every day as you serve your fresh and delicious dishes.

Your responsibilities:

• Assisting catering staff with both the preparation and cooking of meals in accordance with the company's Assured Safe Catering policies and procedures.
• Making sure the kitchen and associated areas meet operational hygiene standards and comply with the company's Assured Safe Catering policies and procedures.
• Reducing the amount of waste to gain a greater value for money.
• Provides feedback from any routine enquiries from colleagues and occasionally service users to the Head Chef.
• Maintaining a positive and professional approach with service users and staff.
• Cleaning the kitchen, including washing up, work surfaces, floors and walls as well as following cleaning rotas.
• Ensuring cleanliness of catering equipment in staffroom and common areas.
• Ensuring good hygiene, and health and safety including ensuring that correct PPE is provided and worn on a daily basis.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP
• Experience of working within a similar role
• Food Hygiene Safety Certificate

What you will get:

• Annual salary of GBP23,000
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
• Free meals & parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.