Kitchen Assistant

2 weeks ago


Houghton le Spring, United Kingdom Orchard Care Homes Full time

Kitchen Assistant - 25 hours per week - £9.50 per hour

Location - Philadelphia Lane, Newbottle, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 4ES

Extraordinary People, Exceptional Care

Why Orchard? We don’t just want to be the provider of choice; we want to be the employer of choice.

Here at Orchard Care Homes our foundations are built on 6 core values; Enjoy Life, Welcoming, Kind, Professional, Positive and Respectful.

**Job Role**:
A quality kitchen experience has positive benefits on the physical and mental wellbeing of our residents and you will help deliver personalised menu plans that ensures everyone is treated with dignity and that individual's rights to privacy, independence and choice are met.

At Orchard Care Homes we believe in the continued learning and development of our support teams and a career with us offers you an opportunity to broaden your skills and knowledge. Your professional development will be actively encouraged, and exciting opportunities will emerge to progress your career further within the company.

**Key Responsibilities**:
You will have what it takes to nurture, encourage and care. Making a meaningful contribution to someone's life is fulfilling, demanding, requires flexibility, professionalism and skills.

You will help our residents enjoy every day by making sure they receive the quality nutritional experiences they deserve.

You will assist in the preparation of a range of meals to suit individual tastes and requirements, you will demonstrate a caring nature towards others.

You will have Cook/Kitchen Assistant experience preferably gained in a care home setting.

**About us**:
Welcome to Paddock Stile Manor Care Home - A specialist dementia, residential and short term respite care home in Houghton-le-Spring.

Rated ‘Good’ by our regulator CQC, Paddock Stile Manor care home is nestled in the town of Houghton-le-Spring, halfway between Durham and Sunderland, offering dementia, residential and short-term respite care.

Orchard Care Homes has a strong reputation in the care industry for running and managing care homes across the UK. We have over 15 years of experience, running 24 care homes across the North and Midlands.

Winner of the Gold trophy for Best Smaller Care Home Group at the CHA (Care Home Awards) 2021.

**What We Offer**:
Excellent training and progression opportunities

Recognition schemes such as ‘Making a Difference’

Free Uniform

Free DBS

Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme (available to permanent employees)

Access to our fantastic Employee assistance programme in association with BUPA that provides 24/7 support

Competitive Annual Leave + Employer contributing pension


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