Kitchen Assistant
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Kitchen Assistant
- Job Location: Great Western Court, Gloucester
- Salary: £22,366 - £22,737 per annum (pro rata)
- Benefits: Free onsite parking and a range of benefits!
- Hours per Week: 12.50
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 28/03/2024
- Job Requisition Number: 8304
Are you looking for a job that offers you flexible working? Would you like to join us at Gloucestershire County Council?
Then we would like to hear from you!
About the role
Working within our bed-based rehabilitation service at Great Western Court in Gloucester, you will be a part of a dedicated multi-disciplinary team, ensuring a high-quality service is maintained for the provision of meals all year round.
You will assist the Cook with the preparation and serving of meals as well as maintaining hygiene standards.
To find out more about working in the Great Western Court Team, visit our webpage or Watch our short video to give you an idea of what it's like to work in our Adult Social Care team.
About you
You will have proven experience of working in a kitchen to ensure continuity of service delivery.
You will be enthusiastic with your knowledge how to cook and prepare vegetables/salads with the ability to complete general kitchen duties. You will assist in meeting the dietary requirements of service users at Great Western Court.
The successful applicant must be able to work using their own initiative, maintain high standards of hygiene and demonstrate an interest of working within a rehabilitation service.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about.
If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role!
About us
It’s a fantastic time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as we transform our Adult Social Care services. Through our team, we’re helping people with increasingly complex needs to remain independent and have a say in how they live. To succeed, we need people who’ll go the extra mile to see others well and happy and give families peace of mind. People who know that caring is the most rewarding feeling around.
Join us, and you’ll have a great opportunity to make a real impact on people’s lives. Meanwhile, we’ll thank you with a range of excellent benefits and give you the training and support to develop your career. We genuinely care about our colleagues and support their wellbeing.
Apply now
Your application should include examples of why you should be considered and cover the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post. Please also include details of your English and Maths GCSE qualifications (or equivalent) in the application form
To arrange an informal discussion with the Team Manager, please email ASCrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk or apply by clicking on the button below
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Kitchen Assistant Job Profile
This Position is subject to a DBS check.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.