Kitchen Assistant

**About us**

Silver Springs, St Brelade

Situated just five miles from St Helier, in the pretty parish of St Brelade, Silver Springs Care Home is surrounded by a number of parks, golf clubs and is a stone’s throw from Jersey’s stunning coastline.

The home provides residential and nursing care, as well as palliative and respite care.

Silver Springs Care Home are recruiting a catering Assistant. Working as a catering assistant you will work alongside the Head Chef to provide nutritious and enticing meals for the residents in our care. You will ensure the overall dining experience is consistently delivered to all residents. As one of the largest healthcare providers in the UK it’s important to us to couple great care with meaningful and enjoyable experiences.

**As a Catering Assistant you will**:

- Help prepare all meals within the home, paying consideration to special dietary requirements
- Ensure the general cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen area, equipment and appliances
- Develop a positive relationship with all residents, staff and other visitors to the home
- Regularly seek feedback from residents and staff in order to continually improve the level of service offered
- Receive, check and safely store kitchen deliveries

**To succeed you will be**:

- Knowledgeable of food hygiene and food preparation
- A team player who engages well with others
- Strong communicator and influencer
- Energetic and hard-working
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Passionate about offering superior services and want to make a difference
- A glass half full person, with a sense of humour and a positive outlook

**Salary**: £11.70 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person