Catering Assistant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Care UK Residential Care Services

Care UK Residential Care Services

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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You:

You're a hard-working individual with experience working in a busy kitchen. Ideally, you've already got some experience in a care home setting. You're also a caring person who understands how important mealtimes are to older, vulnerable people. You're a good team player who takes pride in your job and is happy to go the extra mile. You know the importance of food hygiene and health and safety rules. Above all, you want to be a valued member of a friendly team. You're keen to progress in your catering career and do your bit to improve the nutrition of older people.

Your role:

Reporting to the Head Chef, you'll make sure all kitchen equipment and areas are properly cleaned.

As part of our hard-working team, you'll also help prepare tasty, nutritious meals that our residents and guests will enjoy.

For example, you'll take pressure off the chefs by cooking breakfast in the mornings. At main mealtimes, you'll add those much-loved finishing touches like custard or gravy.

You'll be responsible for safe, hygienic food storage and for making sure kitchen equipment and cleaning materials are kept in their correct places.

In return, we'll give you lots of support, training and opportunities to progress in your career.

As a Kitchen Assistant at Care UK, you can look forward to:

Competitive pay
we pay more than the average
Flexible hours, including a choice of day, night or weekend shifts
Bank holiday enhancements
Fasttrack career options, e.g. to chef
Quality training to develop your skills
Stakeholder pension
Childcare vouchers
Free uniform
Thousands of online and instore discounts

About Care UK:

We run over 120 homes and day clubs across the UK. We provide residential, nursing, dementia and end-of-life care for older people.

As one of the UK's leading care home providers, our goal is to help every employee fulfil his or her potential - with first-class training and support.

Our lovely new care home in Edinburgh will reflect the spirit, fun and warmth of this lovely corner of the capital.

Portobello (or 'Porty' to locals) is three miles east of Edinburgh city centre and is known for its strong community ethos and friendly atmosphere.

There are great cafes and shops on Porty's vibrant High Street, a thriving monthly market and one of the only original and still-functioning Turkish baths in Scotland.

The care homeitself will be a stone's throw from the sea, the sandy beach and the long seafront promenade of this historic suburb.

Our care home is being built over three floors and every aspect of its design reflects the Care UK ethos of helping residents to enjoy active and fulfilling lives.

Residents will be able to catch their favourite films in comfy chairs in the cinema, or enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and delicious cake in the coffee shop, which opens onto a second floor terrace.

This spacious area will give residents and their visitors the chance to catch up 'al fresco' on warm days and enjoy views westwards to Arthur's Seat and eastwards to the beach at Portobello.