Kitchen Assistant

Requisition Title : Kitchen Assistant

Job Number: THA00C0

Thatcham Court Chapel Street Berkshire Thatcham RG18 4QL

Location Status On site

Salary Amount £11.20 - £12.10

**Kitchen Assistant**

**Thatcham Court**
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**Care Home**
**, Chapel Street, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 4QL**

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It’s the small things that can often make the biggest difference. At Bupa Care Homes, we know it's our privilege to care for people - supporting them to live with dignity and independence. Right now, we’re looking for a caring and organised individual to join us as a Kitchen Assistant at Thatcham Court Care Home in Berkshire to help us be the positive difference to our resident’s lives.

**Working hours and salary**

£11.20 - £12.10 per hour

Full time role - 40 hours per week

Shift pattern - 09:00 -18.30 (alternate weekends)

**What your typical day involves**- Acting as the link between the main kitchen and our residents-
- Assisting the chefs to plate meals, prepare food trolleys and ensure all preparation areas are kept clean and tidy-
- Monitoring stock rotation, complying to company policies and procedures following all mandatory COSHH and HACPP guidelines-
- Assisting with catering for special events such as summer BBQs and Christmas parties**Who we’re looking for**

A passion for food with previous experience working in a kitchen and a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. You want to deliver an excellent service at each meal and make our residents feel at home. You’ll understand the importance of maintaining high standards in and around the home, ensuring our residents enjoy a pleasant dining experience. Working with the wider kitchen and care home teams - you’re comfortable communicating with others, cherishing the little moments with our residents.

**What’s in it for you?**- Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development, access to internal apprenticeship schemes-
- Your DBS Check (£44) paid for-
- Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that offers you the choice to be in control of when you access your earnings*-
- NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support-
- 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays)-
- Hot meal provided (depending on working hours)-
- Refer a friend bonus scheme-
- Uniform provided-
- Health & wellbeing tools; including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments-
- Shopping Discounts (via Xexec)-
- Cash plan (after 18 months’ service) giving you the ability to claim on more everyday items such as dental, optical and private prescriptions-
- Free flu vaccine- Only available to permanent employees where HealthRoster is used.

**Who we are**
- As a leading healthcare group, we run care homes and retirement villages in the health and social care sector, health centres, dental centres and hospitals all over the world. As well as providing insurance to over 16 million people. We’re a big company but no matter what business area you’re in, our purpose is simple - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
- And we have belief in you to help us achieve it.
- Want to know more? Check us out on Facebook and Twitter by searching for Bupa UK Careers.
- Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world._

Unposting Date Ongoing

Care Home Postcode RG18 4QL

Job: Hospitality and Catering