***PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP***

Job Title: Kitchen Assistant - Full time shifts available (including alternate weekends)

Contract Type: Permanent

Shifts: Full-Time hours - 38.5 per week,

Rate of pay: £11.70 per hour

Location

• Cedar Park Nursing Home, Oldfield Road, Oldfield Park, Bath BA2 3NG.
• Larkhall Springs Nursing Home, Swainswick Gardens, Larkhall, Bath BA1 6TL - (Part Time Only - 18 hours per week)
• Woodside Nursing Home, Bathwick Hills, Bathwick, Bath BA2 6EN. .
• Winfield Lodge Residential Home, Weston Park, Bath BA1 4AS
• The Orangery, 157 Englishcombe Lane, Bath, BA2 2E

About Cedar Care:

We are a family business that puts our residents and their well-being first. We are small enough to preserve that important personal touch, but also large enough to offer high standards of care and a stable, safe environment. We were established in 1987 and since then we've gained an outstanding reputation amongst families and professionals involved in health and social care.

Job Description:

• Assist the Chef in the preparation of meals.
• Undertaking preparation, plating and serving of meals to Residents, staff, and visitors as required.
• Preparing and heating up breakfast items and serving as required.
• Heating up or baking prepared supper food and serving as required.
• Preparing sandwiches as required by the Chef.
• Providing necessary crockery, cutlery, trays and serving utensils
• Ensuring that the trolleys are clean and well presented before being transported to the floors for serving.
• Thoroughly cleaning all serving trolleys after each meal.

Required Skills, Abilities and Experience:

• We provide our staff with the training required for the role, so no direct kitchen experience is required, although it is beneficial.
• A background in Customer Service or a People Oriented Environment is desirable.
• Individuals who can adapt well to working as a team and independently
• Individuals who have good verbal and written communication
• Evidence of having undertaken relevant training i.e. health & safety, food hygiene is not required, although it is beneficial.

The Benefits of Working with Cedar Care:

You will receive free Cedar Care induction training including a care certificate

Refresher training with the opportunity for career progression.

A pension scheme with an employer contribution**

Free parking across all our homes

28 Days Annual Leave

In-house reward scheme

*Job Offers are subject to DBS checks and satisfactory references.

**Subject to the completion of a probationary period

***Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to notify applicants if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within 2 to 3 weeks, you can assume your application has not been successful.