Catering Assistant

6 months ago


Thornhill, United Kingdom Elysium Healthcare Full time

It's not very often the words ‘catering assistant’ and ‘social life’ go together, but this time they do. With this job, you will not work evenings and will not be under heavy pressure and stress.

You will work 16 hours a week as you join the established kitchen team at Cefn Carnau. Reporting to the Head Chef, you will support the chefs to prepare meals, maintain a clean and safe working environment, and assist with deliveries.

It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and develop your career. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.

Just imaginehome in time for dinner every night. And not stressed to the hilt.

**Your responsibilities**:

- Prepare and present meals and snacks in line with calorie specifications outlined in the calorie chart
- To work with the Head Chef to plan a well-balanced, healthy and fresh menu
- Ensure that suitable alternatives are available to accommodate people with allergies and dietary requests

**To be successful in this role, you will**:

- Relevant Catering Qualification
- Basic Food Hygiene Level 2, numeracy and literacy skills
- An appreciation of basic food hygiene

**What you will get**:

- A hourly rate of £11.05 per hour plus benefits
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off (pro rata)
- Free meals & parking
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Career development and training
- Pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

**About your next employer**

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.