Kitchen Assistant - Northampton, United Kingdom - West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council
West Northamptonshire Council
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Northampton, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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About the role

West Northamptonshire Council have launched a new way of working within Turn Furlong, a Specialist Care Centre (Kingsthorpe, Northampton), alongside Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, to provide a new integrated health and social care model of care for people needing short term support upon discharge from hospital.

The Recovering Independence Beds unit is delivered by a range of staff, from both health and social care settings.

Our team deliver clinical care, rehabilitation support and care support, ensuring people experience the best quality of service they can, in a prompt and seamless way.


We deliver vital intermediate care for people in Northamptonshire, specialising in rehabilitation/reablement and sub-acute care for people discharged from acute hospitals.

As the focus of the centres is rehabilitation and reablement, the integrated multi-disciplinary team of staff includes senior nurses, staff nurses, unregistered staff, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, medical staff and care and support staff.

Seeking a Kitchen Assistant for our brand-new Specialist Care Centre in Turnfurlong.


Our care homes offer a wonderful living environment where our residents can enjoy the best quality of life possible, which they deserve.


With our great accommodation, facilities and a programme of activities, our care homes feel like a "home from home" so our residents feel comfortable, content and very well cared for.

Offering 10 hours per week.

What will you be doing?

  • Wash, clean and tidy up serving utensils, kitchen and serving areas.
  • Maintain high standards of hygiene in kitchen and eating areas, careful handling of food/cleanliness and tidiness of work areas, in compliance with policies and regulations, and being mindful of allergies/germs and infection control.
  • Ensure that residents' wellbeing and dignity is preserved and that they are properly safeguarded. Report any concerns to the manager on duty in accordance with appropriate policies and procedures.
  • To always be mindful of treating our residents with kindness, respect and compassion, that helps foster a feeling of happiness and contentment for residents.
  • Ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons, e.g. infection control, and to comply with the policies and procedures relating to Health and Safety within the company.
About you

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will support the Cook in the preparation of all food/meals for customers (and members of staff, where appropriate) in readiness for cooking or serving.

You will also prepare the dining area for customers and assist in serving of food and drinks at mealtimes.


When working with customers, we are looking for people that will ensure that customers have a high quality dining experience, and always treat customers with kindness, respect and compassion, to help foster a feeling of happiness and contentment.

About us
We're a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history.

As a new authority, we're embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.


Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'.

We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality.

Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for:
Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

At West Northants Council, it's about our people.

People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge.

Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.


Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.


West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:


  • Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days annual leave per year, 28 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
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Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
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Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
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Car Lease scheme
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Employee Assistance Programme
  • We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Ass
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