Kitchen Assistant

Are you a friendly and caring person seeking a new position with great job satisfaction within a care home that can support you in your career with progression?

Remedicare are currently recruiting for a Kitchen Assistant for our clients residential home in the Emsworth Area!

Job Details:
£11.44ph + 15p weekend enhancement
£1 overtime enhancement & double pay on bank holidays
30 or 40 hour contracts available
8am - 6pm shift times

You must be enthusiastic and self-motivated, with strong communication skills. You will be hands on with an eye for detail, ensuring high standards of customer satisfaction.

They can offer competitive hourly pay, paid breaks, uniform and paid DBS along with additional company benefits. 

Kitchen Assistant - Main Responsibilities

• To ensure that the salad counters and servery area are clean and ready for each service with the correct utensils and condiments available
• To ensure that the crockery, cutlery, glasses are clean and presented correctly
• To serve the girls and staff during each service and promote a friendly atmosphere.
• Ensure service temperatures and samples are taken as directed at each service
• To assist with any food preparation as directed by the Management Team
• To ensure that after each service the counters and servery areas are cleaned ready for the next service
• To provide an efficient, caring and friendly service to all customers and inform your team leader or duty manager of any issues or complaints that you may encounter
• To be able to liaise with the Kitchen Brigade to ensure a constant replenishment of the food on offer
• To operate the dishwasher in accordance with the correct operating procedures.
• To work in all areas of the operation to include front of house, plate wash and pot wash on a rota basis
• To ensure tables and the floor are cleaned and swept as directed by the Team Leaders

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE

Appropriate expertise/knowledge to ensure the standards are maintained at the highest level 

• Integrity
• Punctuality
• The ability to work as a member of a team and perform to the highest standards
• Proactive approach
• Excellent organisational skills – methodical and systematic in organising all workloads and individual tasks
• Good judgment, be able to show initiative/common sense with the ability to be self-critical
• To be able to meet Health and Safety requirements and guidelines
• Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative, quickly and calmly under pressure
• Honest, trustworthy and reliable
• Discreet and tactful

Limited interview slots are available so if you are interested please do not hesitate to contact me when you can.

*Able to offer staff benefits as well as support towards gaining qualification*

If you’re interested in the job please apply now!