Kitchen Assistant

**About Us**
Bright Star is an OFSTED rated Outstanding Children’s home that provides full time care and short breaks for Children 7-18 years old who have a wide range of needs including physical disabilities, autism and/or challenging behaviour. Bright Star has been recently refurbished and has excellent facilities and play equipment. We are looking for enthusiastic, bright, fun people to join our team to provide an exceptional level of support to the children in our care. This includes supporting with personal care and daily living skills and promoting a relaxed homely environment full of fun outings and activities where the children can feel safe and be successful in achieving their goals and dreams.
**The Opportunity** Salary**: £22,366 - £22,737 per annum (pro-rata £17,892 - £18,189)
**Working Pattern**: 29.60 hours per week (part-time)
**Contract**:Permanent
**Location**: Worthing

As a Kitchen Assistant for our Residential Home, you will assist the Cook to prepare nutritionally balanced meals for the children.

You will also be responsible for:

- Clean and wash the kitchen, fixed equipment, utensils and crockery.
- Keeping basic records in relation to stock control and Health and Safety
- Contribute to the day to day maintenance of equipment, such as cookers, refrigerators.
- Basic communication and interpersonal skills in order to relay accurate information to staff and children.
- Keeping basic records in relation to stock control and Health and Safety.
- To be aware of current safeguarding procedures, reporting any safeguarding concerns.
- Remain up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation Coordinate agency Cooks and Kitchen Assistants if required

We are looking for a positive role model for the children and those around them and someone who is familiar and adheres to the values of WSCC, being aware of key regulations such as Health and Safety/Safeguarding.

A shift pattern will be agreed with the successful applicant.
**Experience and Skills** Key Skills**:

- Ability to communicate in English with the children, staff and visitors to the Homes, to understand and be sensitive to the needs of the children and to adapt to unexpected changes in requirements.
- Ability to assist the cook, preparing and serving food of a varied nature to a high standard.
- Ability to undertake cleaning of the kitchen.
- Ability to work flexibly to allocated duties and as part of a team within the home to put the child first.

**Qualifications and/or experience**:

- Experience in basic catering and knowledge of food
- Experience of cleaning and use of domestic kitchen and cleaning equipment
- Knowledge of Health and Safety **_Desirable_**:

- Knowledge of stock control **_Desirable_**:

- Basic Food Hygiene certificate **_Desirable_**

**Further Information**
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact one of the following people:
**How to Apply**

To apply, upload your CV and cover letter explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

**We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.**

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you

Job Reference: CAFHE05136