Kitchen Assistant - Dunlarg Care Home (bank)

Kitchen Assistant

Do you have a passion for food? Do you have experience working in a kitchen?

The Company

Healthcare Ireland Group is the largest privately-owned and fastest growing Healthcare Company in Northern Ireland. Currently, as part of an ambitious and expanding portfolio of Residential, Nursing and Specialist Care Homes, they operate across 24 sites, providing almost 2,000 jobs and counting. The overall focus of the healthcare Ireland Group, is to provide the best service for every resident in their homes, ensuring a person-centred approach as well as redefining the standard and quality of care across Northern Ireland.

The Home

Dunlarg Care Home situated in Keady Road, Armagh. Nursing home with maximum of 50 Service Users. Categories of care: - old age not falling within any other category, Physical disability other than sensory impairment, Physical disability other than sensory impairment – over 65 years, terminally ill, Dementia, Mental disorder excluding learning disability or dementia

The Role

This role involves assisting the operations of a catering service within Healthcare Ireland unit with particular emphasis on the movement, storage and preparation of food within the unit.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensures that all catering stock and equipment is correctly stored and accounted for in accordance with the company’s Assured Safe Catering standards.
• Delivers meals and other catering supplies to various areas within the unit in a timely and efficient manner.
• Under direction, assists with the basic preparation of food items.
• Ensures all cleaning within the kitchen, catering and servery areas (as appropriate) is completed and complies with the company’s Assured Safe Catering standards.
• Delivers and maintains a clean and tidy environment throughout the home, in line with operational standards and ensures that work processes comply with statutory regulations.

You will need:

• NVQ3/C&G standard with an advanced food catering certificate.
• At least 3 years’ experience in Care Home setting.
• Problem solving skills.
• Communication skills.
• Updated catering skills.

The Benefits:

• Paid annual leave
• The chance to be apart of a growing healthcare company
• 4 weekly pay
• Continuous professional development and training
• Values led culture
• Overtime available at an enhanced rate
• Opportunities for procession
• Pension plan (if applicable)
• Attractive hourly rate
• Access NI fee paid for
• Uniforms and PPE provided
• Monthly incentives and recognition awards
• Free parking

At Healthcare Ireland we recognise our residents as individuals and respect their right to privacy.

We also value the intrinsic value of people regardless of circumstances by recognising their uniqueness and personal needs. We recognise the right of individuals to make their own choice and the right to be treated with respect.

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Phone: 028 9042 7742