Bakery Assistant

We are looking for an outstanding **Bakery Assistant** who’s passionate about food and wants to make a difference.

You’ll be working **full time,** **8am **to **4pm** Monday to Friday at **Kirkside Lodge**, creating an excellent learning experience for the people in our care, supporting and teaching the service users to make a range of products to take home with them.

Located in a historical area in Leeds, **Kirkside Lodge**is a specialist residential service providing outcome focused care for adults with learning disabilities and associated complex needs who may have behaviours that challenge.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts - as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits - to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

With us, you’ll have the chance to progress your career in a vibrant, supportive culture tailored to help you thrive.

**Your day-to-day...**
- Able to assist the lead to run the project on a day to day basis
- Able to be diverse in their approach and support residents according to care plans
- Have positive and good communication skills with colleagues and residents
- Driver - the assistant picks up and takes home the service users
- Able to take the lead when bakery lead is on annual leave
- Help ensure the bakery is health and safety compliant by completing checks and reporting when necessary
- Manage accounts and finances when lead is off
- Help ensure paperwork is completed and up to date
- Experience of working with bakery machinery and baking skills desirable

**Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you**
- Strong career progression opportunities
- Expert supervision & support
- Employee referral scheme
- Pension scheme
- “Cycle to work” scheme & employee discount saving

**You are...**
- Experienced in the care sector
- Polite & professional, with a positive attitude to internal & external quests at all times
- An excellent communicator able to liaise with people at all levels
- Able to work under your own initiative, as part of a team & under supervision

**Cygnet Health Care** has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.