Kitchen Assistant

**Job description**

**Kitchen Assistant**
- Responsible to:_ Cook, Senior Cook, Deputy and Registered Manager
- Location_: Gracelands Care Home, Guisborough

**Summary**

To assist in the delivery of person-centred resident care, working as a catering team alongside a cook to achieve high quality meals and service, whilst maintaining dignity and respect for all residents.

**Key Tasks**
- Ensure that the residents receive an adequate diet with any necessary adaptations, any special instructions will be given by the cook/manager.
- Ensure the preparation of dining tables is carried out as per instruction.
- Following the meals, the clearing away of the tables and surrounding floor area to be carried out.
- Ensure supplies in the kitchen are used effectively.
- Ensure all deliveries are checked and signed for.
- Ensure all kitchen equipment is cleaned, using the dishwasher and put away efficiently.
- Ensure the safety of the resident personal belongings
- Always maintain good order and cleanliness within the home.
- Ensure the daily plan of work that you have prepared is followed.
- Maintain good order and cleanliness in the kitchen following and maintaining a daily, weekly, monthly cleaning routine.
- Ensure completion of all required paperwork

**Job Type**: Bank

**Salary**: £9.50 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

- GUISBOROUGH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Catering: 1 year (preferred)
- Cooking: 1 year (preferred)
- Kitchen experience: 1 year (preferred)

**Job Types**: Permanent, Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £9.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Guisborough: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Catering: 1 year (preferred)
- Cooking: 1 year (preferred)
- Kitchen experience: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person