Kitchen Assistant - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Bupa Care Homes

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Kitchen Assistant

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Kitchen Assistant

Heol Don Care Home

Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 2AU
It's the small things that can often make the biggest difference.

At Bupa Care Homes, we know it's our privilege to care for people - supporting them to live with dignity and independence.

Right now, we're looking for a caring and organised individual to join us as a Kitchen Assistant at Heol Don Care Home in Cardiff to help us be the positive difference to our resident's lives.

Working hours and salary
£ £11.75 per hour

30 hours per week. 8am - 6pm, alternate weekends.

What your typical day involves- Acting as the link between the main kitchen and our residents Assisting the chefs to plate meals, prepare food trolleys and ensure all preparation areas are kept clean and tidy Monitoring stock rotation, complying to company policies and procedures following all mandatory COSHH and HACPP guidelines Assisting with catering for special events such as summer BBQs and Christmas parties
Who we're looking for
A passion for food with previous experience working in a kitchen and a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. You want to deliver an excellent service at each meal and make our residents feel at home.

You'll understand the importance of maintaining high standards in and around the home, ensuring our residents enjoy a pleasant dining experience.

Working with the wider kitchen and care home teams - you're comfortable communicating with others, cherishing the little moments with our residents.

What's in it for you?- Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development, access to internal apprenticeship schemes Your DBS Check (£44) paid for Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that offers you the choice to be in control of when you access your earnings* NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays) Hot meal provided (depending on working hours) Refer a friend bonus scheme Uniform provided Health & wellbeing tools; including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments Shopping Discounts (via Xexec) Cash plan (after 18 months' service) giving you the ability to claim on more everyday items such as dental, optical and private prescriptions Free flu vaccine- Only available to permanent employees where HealthRoster is used.

About our home

Set in Cardiff, near the popular and trendy Whitchurch Village, Heol Don provides 3 different categories of care, Dementia Residential Care for those living with early onset Dementia, General Residential Care for those unable to maintain their own independence at home and General Nursing Care for those who have 24 hour nursing needs.

The home has a real family feel, where the team are passionate about providing person centred care, championing dignity and independence - organising a wide variety of activities meaning there's no typical day here.

As part of the team, you're supported from day one to learn, develop and encouraged to progress.

Who we are

As a leading healthcare group, we run care homes and retirement villages in the health and social care sector, health centres, dental centres and hospitals all over the world. As well as providing insurance to over 16 million people. We're a big company but no matter what business area you're in, our purpose is simple helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
And we have belief in you to help us achieve it.
Want to know more? Check us out on Facebook and Twitter by searching for Bupa UK Careers.
Here you'll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You'll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world._

Work Locations Heol Don Heol Don Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2AU

Unposting Date Ongoing

Salary Amount £ £11.75