Kitchen Assistant

**Kitchen Assistant**

At Black Swan Care Group, we are currently looking for a kitchen assistant to work in one of our residential care facilities, Potton View on a part time, 15 hour permanent contract, £12.00 per hour.

Potton View is our residential care home based in Gamlingay on the Cambridgeshire border with Hertfordshire. The home can accommodate up to 31 residents with all rooms situated on one level, making the home fully accessible and mobility friendly.

**The working hours are 09:30am-14:30pm, 3 days a week.**

**Black Swan Care Group have become a Real Living Wage employer Our other benefits include**:

- Ability to access your wages throughout the month via Wagestream.
- Refer a friend bonus scheme (£200 per placement.)
- Paid annual leave 28 days per year. (Based on hours / pro rata.) and enhanced pay for working Christmas, Boxing Day & Bank Holidays.
- Fully paid induction and training programme, and excellent on-going training from day one and throughout your career (Mandatory and specialised.)
- Progression with internal promotions available across the group and excellent apprenticeship schemes.
- Employee Care line with our confidential telephone counselling, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Paid breaks and free meals.
- DBS costs paid for by the company and pension scheme.
- Blue light card.
- Free health and wellbeing service
- 24/7 access to online GP's, second medical opinion, mental health support, nutrition plans, fitness programme and online health check.

**Responsibilities of a Kitchen Assistant**:

- Assist the Cook with unloading fresh supplies and organising the stockroom. Checking sell-by dates and rotating food stock. Reviewing kitchen inventory and determining what items are needed.
- Assist the Cook when required with washing, peeling, and preparing food ingredients and using equipment such as mixers, special knives and cutters.
- Cleaning kitchen appliances, ovens, dishes and pans and observing cooking times and correct temperatures.. (completing daily cleaning schedules/ documenting items cleaned)
- Assist in the preparation of meals, light snacks and drink in line with IDDSI requirements as needed (Full training provided)

**Requirements of a Kitchen Assistant**:

- Forward thinking
- Team player
- Availability to work every other weekend
- Flexibility with working hours

INDHP

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking

Flexible language requirement:

- English not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Do you require/need sponsorship to work for us?
- Do you have a full UK driving licence and a car? There are no public transport links that run to the area of this vacancy.

**Experience**:

- Kitchen: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person