Kitchen Assistant

Job title:
**Kitchen Assistant**

**Salary**:
**£10.42 per hour**

**Location**:
**Church Stretton**

Hours:
**21 hours per week (2 days), permanent**

We currently have a great opportunity for a **Kitchen Assistant** to join our Care Plus team at The Sandford Nursing Home in Church Stretton on a part-time, permanent basis.

The hours of work for this role are 07:30-19:00 per day, 2 days per week.

We are looking for a dedicated professional to bring our values to life and ensure our customers receive outstanding services.

**The Role**

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will assist with the preparation of meals and snacks for residents within guidelines and ensure the service delivered promotes the independence, dignity, rights and choices of the people that we work with.

In addition, you will carry out general dining room duties including laying and clearing tables, transport meals to dining room and other eating locations as required and washing up all items used in the kitchen area. You will also carry out simple preparation of food as required by the cook and be able to maintain cooking and storage areas in a clean and tidy state in line with cleaning schedules.

**Skills and experience required**:

- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work schedules
- Good communication skills
- Previous experience of working with older people (desirable)
- Food Safety Level 1 qualification (desirable)
- To work positively with colleagues as a team

Due to the nature of this role, an Enhanced DBS is required.

**What we can offer you**

As well as a comprehensive induction programme and excellent learning opportunities; with mandatory and specialist training available, we can offer competitive holiday entitlement (5.6 weeks annual leave). We also offer the option to join our contributory pension scheme, access to a dedicated Employee Healthcare Portal, eye care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme amongst other company benefits.

**About us**

We are one of the largest providers of affordable homes and care in the area, employing almost 1,000 people. Housing Plus Group offers rewarding roles with excellent training and career development pathways delivering services that customers can trust across Staffordshire and Shropshire. Housing Plus Group companies include Care Plus, Property Plus, Homes Plus and County Town Homes.

Join our team at Housing Plus Group, where we value your time as much as your talent. We offer flexible working options such as hybrid working and adaptable schedules, to enable you to develop your career while maintaining a great work-life balance.

If **you** want to be part of an organisation that’s determined to make a positive difference to homes, lives and communities, if **you** want to be proud of what you do, if **you** are looking for job security and a great career, join Housing Plus Group.

**How to apply**

**Closing date**:Monday 4th December 2023 - Interviews may take place throughout the advert.
- _We are committed to carrying out safeguarding checks with our colleagues. These checks may vary depending to the role that you have applied for._

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

**Salary**: £10.42 per hour

Expected hours: 21 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Church Stretton, SY6 7BG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person