Kitchen Assistant

**Kitchen Assistant Position**

Nursing and Residential Home, Milford, Derbyshire £12.02 per hour | Full-Time Contract | Permanent Contract | Nursing and Residential Home - **Good CQC**

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Milford House Care Home are looking for a kitchen assistant to join our fantastic, hard-working team. As our kitchen assistant, you’ll help to provide the food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care.

Milford House offers exceptional care within a beautiful grade II listed Georgian manor house close to Duffield and Belper.

**What we are looking for in a Kitchen Assistant**:

- You may have some experience in working in a similar role, but it is not essential
- Someone who will help produce nutritious meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for our residents
- You will be compassionate and respectful and able to build relationships with colleagues and the residents we care for

**Details of this Kitchen Assistant position and what the home is offering**:

- Shifts are over a 7 day rota including some weekends, so flexibility would be required
- Full-Time, working a combination of morning and afternoon and day shifts (either 7.30am-2.00pm, 7.30am-6.00pm or 2.00pm-7pm)
- £12.02 per hour
- A supportive atmosphere with a fantastic team spirit

**Responsibilities**:

- To assist with preparation of vegetables in a hygienic manner
- To be involved in the serving of breakfasts
- To dispose of waste correctly
- To assist the cook with the serving of food
- To adhere to the high standard cleaning schedule set by the management
- To prepare and set dining tables ready for meals
- To remove soiled crockery from tables, rinse and place them in dishwasher
- To return sterilised crockery and cutlery to their correct storage place at the end of the shift
- To sweep and mop kitchen floor at the end of the shift
- To take part in staff meetings
- To undergo further training or updating as required

**Benefits**:

- Full in-house training programme, leading to obtaining the industry-recognised Care Certificate, with support from our dedicated group training coordinator.
- Bonus Scheme and Friend Referral Rewards via the CareFriends app.
- A dedicated senior management team and family-feel approach, which may not be found in larger organisation; Milford Care remains in the caring hands of the same two families who founded the company over 35 years ago.
- Our very own Milford Care Awards night.
- Milford Care are one of the first care providers in the UK to adopt the **Montessori** method of caregiving
- The goal is to engage the senses in order to help people rediscover the world around them. We have monthly Montessori book clubs as well as many other activities
- The daily job is not just task-based, we focus completely on person-centred care for our residents - they have the freedom to choose exactly what their day will look like, what they’d like to eat, when they wish to get up or go to bed and much more
- Free uniform
- Workplace pension
- Progression Opportunities - we are fully committed to supporting you in the gaining the qualifications to progress in the career you love. Two of our home managers worked as care assistants for Milford Care

**About Us**:
Our philosophy is simple and unwavering.

At Milford Care it is the right of each resident in our care
- to be cared for with dignity, respect, compassion and kindness
- to receive care based on individual needs and informed choice
- to feel part of a community
- to voice opinions and make personal decisions at all times
- to be cared for by people who appreciate their need for privacy

If you're the sort of person who treats others with respect, listens to their needs, understands their emotions, and is warm, kind and honest, we want you

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.02 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- Catering: 1 year (preferred)
- Cooking: 1 year (preferred)
- Kitchen experience: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: KAMH0225