Kitchen Assistant

Country Court
  • Title Kitchen Assistant
  • Setting Care Home / Nursing Home
  • Role Kitchen Assistant / Catering Assistant
  • Salary £11.44 per hour 11.44 - 11.44 Per Hour
  • Hours Full Time
  • Location Halesowen, West Midlands

Job Summary

Date posted: 4 March 2025
  • Job Reference: MAR20251224

Kitchen Assistant -  Required at our care home ' Shenstone Court' in Halesowen - Part of the Country Court Family 

Hours: 30 Hours per week, working weekends on rota 

Would you like to be part of our new Team at Shenstone Court Care Home Home?

Shenstone Court is located in Halesowen. From the moment you step across the threshold you'll be embraced by its warm & welcoming atmosphere. The Home will specialise in residential care, dementia care & short-term respite care.

Are you a rising star in the Kitchen, Do you dream of one day becoming a talented chef?

Our Kitchen assistants are the back bone of our award winning Kitchens, where you'll be assisting in planning, preparing and delivering a high quality nutritionally benefitting plate of food that not only tickles the taste buds but also makes a difference to health and wellbeing!

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY

We're proud to be a family run business that's grown over the years to a family of 3,000+ employees and over 45 care homes. We're passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we've created extraordinary care homes so we're looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

ABOUT THE KITCHEN ASSISTANT ROLE

Within the Kitchen Assistant role, you can really make a difference to our residents' lives.  Your responsibilities will include:

  • Help our chefs prepare & deliver stunning food for our residents.
  • Make sure that the food is correctly labelled & meets the specific dietary requirements for our Residents.
  • Wastage from the preparation is kept to a minimum. 
  • Follow COSHH & Health & Safety Standards

ABOUT YOU

We want someone proactive, passionate, and ambitious to support us to create the best person-centred environment for our residents. You'll be genuinely valued and empowered as an integral part of our team

  • Experience as a Kitchen Assistant or a similar role
  • Good knowledge & experience with food safety
  • Friendly & approachable and work well in a team
  • Knowledge of COSHH & Health & Safety standards
  • An understanding of the care sector would be advantageous

IN RETURN

You'll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

  • 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
  • Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
  • Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*
  • Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*
  • Pension Contributions & access to the Blue Light Discount Card.
  • Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff

*Subject to Terms and Conditions

Click the Apply Button Now! -If the Kitchen Assistant sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you. 

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

We are no longer accepting overseas applications for sponsorship.