Kitchen Assistant

**Kitchen Assistant - Kempston Nursing Home, Kempston, Bedfordshire MK42 7FY - Part of The Country Court Family**

**Hours: 30 Hours per week available, working weekends on rota (Shift Times to be discussed at interview)**

Kempston Nursing Home is a warm & friendly 80 bed nursing home located in Kempston near Bedford

**Are you a rising star in the Kitchen, Do you dream of one day becoming a talented chef?**

Our Kitchen assistants are the back bone of our award winning Kitchens, where you'll be assisting in planning, preparing and delivering a high quality nutritionally benefitting plate of food that not only tickles the taste buds but also makes a difference to health and wellbeing

**JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY**

We’re proud to be a family run business that’s grown over the years to a family of 2,800+ employees and over 40 care homes. We’re passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we’ve created extraordinary care homes so we’re looking for extraordinary people to join our team

**ABOUT THE KITCHEN ASSISTANT ROLE**

Within the Kitchen Assistant role, you can really make a difference to our residents’ lives. Your responsibilities will include:

- Help our chefs prepare & deliver stunning food for our residents.
- Make sure that the food is correctly labelled & meets the specific dietary requirements for our Residents.
- Wastage from the preparation is kept to a minimum.
- Follow COSHH & Health & Safety Standards

**ABOUT YOU**

We want someone proactive, passionate, and ambitious to support us to create the best person-centred environment for our residents. You’ll be genuinely valued and empowered as an integral part of our team
- Experience as a Kitchen Assistant or a similar role
- Good knowledge & experience with food safety
- Friendly & approachable and work well in a team
- Knowledge of COSHH & Health & Safety standards
- An understanding of the care sector would be advantageous

**IN RETURN**

You’ll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

- 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
- Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
- Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*
- Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*
- Pension Contributions & access to the Blue Light Discount Card.
- Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff
- Subject to Terms and Conditions

**PLEASE NOTE**:
**All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.