Kitchen/domestic Assistant

**Kitchen/Domestic Assistant full time**

Based at Cedar Lodge, St Catherine’s Road, Frimley Green, Camberley, Surrey GU16 9NP - a care home with a CQC rating of “good” in all five areas. These accolades are only achieved through the teamwork of like-minded individuals passionate about delivering person-centered care. Our Care/Nursing staff to resident ratio is higher than the national average and nearly 50% of our team have been with us for over 5 years.

**Top 20 Small Care Home Group 2022**

**9.9 Review Score on carehome.co.uk**

Starting salary £11.50 per hour

This position is for 40 hrs per week including alternate weekends.

As well as a competitive hourly rate, we offer the following benefits;
- 28 days Holiday (for full time workers)
- Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays
- Comprehensive induction training
- Ongoing training and development
- Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme
- NVQ Training
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Paid breaks
- Free Uniform
- Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 covering a full range of issues. Includes perks and discounts too
- Blue Light Staff Discount Card, Employee of the Month, Appreciation weeks and many more

**Forest Care**

Forest Care is a family owned and managed company, currently with four care homes in Hampshire and Surrey. Our focus is to ensure we provide the highest standards of care to our residents, and their ongoing welfare, comfort and needs are central to how we run our homes. We want our homes to be a home in the truest sense, and we are committed to making our residents feel at home from the outset.

**Main Duties of our Kitchen/Domestic Assistants;**
- To prepare food and cook in a hygienic manner.
- To be aware of the residents’ dietary needs and respond to their comments and requests in respect of the menu.
- To hold a suitable food and hygiene certificate.
- To dispose of waste correctly.
- To ensure that all food is used within the prescribed period, with particular attention paid to perishable goods.
- To contribute in the serving of food.
- To ensure the clean and hygienic maintenance of the home.
- To keep a high standard of appearance to contribute to the quality of care and lifestyle afforded to each care user. This is particularly applicable to each care user’s privacy and dignity and in respect of each care user’s personal possessions.
- To clean all allocated rooms including furniture, fittings, fabric, carpets and equipment.
- To be aware of the health and safety statement and of the COSHH statement.
- To clean sanitary and other equipment, with particular attention to guidelines for the control of germs and infestation.
- To report any malfunction of equipment or fittings that require maintenance or cannot be kept to standard through normal cleaning procedures.
- To deal with the waste bags and their prescribed disposal.
- To perform other such reasonable duties as may be required.

**Skills and Experience of our Kitchen/Domestic Assistants;**
- Previous experience working within a similar role
- High level of written and spoken English

CLKA

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £11.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Are you able to work alternate weekends?
- Do you have experience in a similar role?

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: #CLKA