Kitchen Assistant

Kitchen Assistant − Bupa Care Homes

£Competitive + excellent benefits

St Christopher’s Nursing Home

About the role

In this role, you will be the key link between the main kitchen and the serving of food to

our residents

You will assist the chefs to plate meals and prepare food trolleys, making sure all preparation areas are kept clean

You will keep a close eye on stock rotation, complying to company policies and procedures and following all mandatory COSHH and HACPP guidelines

From time to time, you will assist with catering for special events such as summer BBQs and Christmas parties.

Who we’re looking for

You will have experience in working in a kitchen and hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. Confident, friendly and enthusiastic, you will really enjoy getting to know our residents.

What’s in it for you?

Bupa Care Homes values its people, so you can expect a competitive Salary: and benefits that include:

* Bupa Fit – a staff health benefit including a confidential hotline to discuss work or home related concerns with professional advisor’s, access to free physiotherapy and discounted gym membership, free flu vaccine and discounts on Bupa dental
* A competitive starting salary with the opportunity to increase this through training and development
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Child care vouchers
* Refer a friend scheme
* Bupa Cash Plan discounts
* We cover the cost of your DBS Check (£44)
* Comprehensive induction and on-going training and development
* Competitive staff benefits such as weekly offers and discounts
* Hot meal provided on a 12 hour shift
* Uniform provided
* Pension and Life Assurance scheme available
* 20 days annual leave, Plus statutory bank holidays
* Recognition schemes including personal bests and annual National Care Home Awards

About the Home

St Christopher’s is a 163 bedded purpose-built home, located in a residential area of Hatfield. St Christopher’s offers nursing care including nursing dementia, convalescence, palliative care and respite. The home offers specialist support to those with Parkinson’s disease.

Who we are

Bupa Care Homes provides expert nursing, dementia, residential and specialist care to almost 18,000 people in over 300 UK homes. Our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives.

Passionate about making lives better, every decision we make is because we care. It’s why we inspire and support our staff to put our residents’ wellbeing at the heart of everything they do.

Choose a career in care

Bupa is committed to an environment which will attract, retain and motivate its people. Bupa aims to ensure that every applicant to, or employee of is assessed for employment, promotion and development solely on the basis of personal merit and qualifications, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.