Kitchen Assistant based at The Martins, Bury St Edmunds

1 week ago

Bury St, Suffolk, United Kingdom Methodist Homes (MHA) Full time £12,000 - £25,000 per year

Kitchen Assistant based at The Martins, Bury St Edmunds

Available Hours:

Permanent - Part Time - 35 hours

£12.61 per hour

For this role, we are currently considering candidates who live within approximately 15 miles of the Care Home. This ensures commutes are manageable and support your wellbeing and work-life balance. If you live outside this area but would still find the commute manageable, please get in touch - we are happy to review individual circumstances.

Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company who cares for their staff? If so, we want to hear from you

Why join?

You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of employees. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people. Plus, much more

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:

  • 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave.
  • Life assurance.
  • A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases.
  • Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications.
  • Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
  • Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice.
  • Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
  • Access to wellbeing resources.
  • Recommend a friend scheme.
  • Family friendly policies.
  • Long service awards.
  • Free uniform and DBS check.
  • Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

Aboutthe role

As a Kitchen Assistant at MHA, you will be part of a dedicated team who prepare and serve meals for residents and staff.

Duties will be varied and include basic cooking and cleaning along with respect for older people. Every day will be different, and you will have the opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference.

About the home

The Martins care home in Bury St Edmunds

There can not be many care homes with a cathedral in their back garden. But that are exactly what You will find at MHAs The Martins.

Beyond the visual splendour of our 1,000 year old neighbour, there is the soft soaring of bells, the faint echo of choirs, and the secret gate that adjoins our own outdoor space to the stunning Abbey Gardens of the cathedral itself.

And that are not to mention our care home itself, and the people who make it such a warm, welcoming and happy place to live.

Centrally located in Bury St Edmunds, The Martins offers 42 spacious ensuite bedrooms, with a range of bright and airy communal spaces and facilities which fill our home with light, offering views that fill our days with bliss.

For more information about the home, please click here

About you

The right values, attitude and behaviours are more important than your previous career background. Therefore, whilst previous experience is desirable, your respect for older people and willingness to undertake training is more important.

You do not need any qualifications to get started as a Kitchen Assistant. You will have a kind, warm and caring nature and be able to work well as part of a team but also use your own initiative.

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