£30 Bonus per extra shift, free meals, free uniform, paid breaks, and funded training opportunities - join Encore Care Homes to make a real difference every day.
Are you passionate about preparing nutritional, delicious and appetising dishes?
Do you want to be part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives every day?
Would you like to join a growing company and feel like you are part of an extended family, not just a team?
If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you at Encore Care Homes.
The opportunity:
We are looking for a passionate Kitchen Assistant to be part of an exceptional team within our modern, purpose-built care homes. Every person in our homes plays a key role in the happiness and comfort of our residents. Mealtimes are such an important part of every day, and as such, you will be part of team that delivers appetising, nutritional, and delicious dishes for our residents to enjoy. This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join us at Encore. You will be part of an ambitious, growing company and supported by a remarkable team.
Your new company:
Fairmile Grange, Oakdale and Great Oaks managed by Encore Care Homes. We design, build, and operate our own care homes. At Encore, we are changing lives and influencing the culture of care across the county. We strive for outstanding in everything we do and build strong, innovative partnerships with local NHS healthcare experts and universities to ensure we remain at the forefront of clinical excellence, providing our residents with the highest standards of care.
Encore provides the finest care, comfort, companionship and delivers expertise in all five types of elderly care: dementia, nursing, residential, respite and palliative. We pride ourselves on the amazing people who work at each of our care homes and who help to create the feeling of being part of a family – not just a team member. Our teams are integral to making the everyday a special day for residents, and making moments really matter.
We are working hard to become the leading residential care group in the South of England. We need an equally dedicated Bank Kitchen Assistant, who is able to travel and cover our 3 local care homes, Fairmile Grange Christchurch, Great Oaks Bournemouth and Oakdale Poole to join us on the journey.
Your new Kitchen Assistant role:
As a Kitchen Assistant, you will assist in the preparation of meals for the enjoyment of residents. Food is freshly prepared on site by the Kitchen team, and supplies are sourced locally. Under the supervision of the Head Chef, you will help to prepare the homemade meals and snacks, ensuring dietary requirements and soft palate diets are adhered to at all times.
Our Kitchen team plays a crucial role in ensuring visitors, residents and families all receive a positive impression of our homes. A big part of this is the preparation and presentation of meals for residents and their loved ones. You will ensure that all kitchen areas are clean and hygienic and assist with other general kitchen duties.
Summary of duties:
- The preparation of meals under supervision of the Head Chef
- Ensuring the highest standards of the presentation of dishes
- Ensure dietary requirements of residents are always met by following their care plan
- Ensure the highest standards of hygiene are always observed within the kitchen
- Respect and maintain residents’ privacy and dignity
- Supporting the Kitchen team in a variety of duties
What You’ll Get In Return:
We believe our team of experts should be recognised and valued. We want you to be happy at work and to truly believe that you are making a huge difference to so many people’s lives – not just our residents’ lives, but their loved ones too, as well as the dedicated team of nurses, carers and supporting roles. As such, we provide the following:
- Salary £10.10 per hour and enhanced pay for bank holidays
- Shift Bonuses of £30 for every full shift in addition to contracted hours
- Funded learning opportunities
- 28 days annual leave per annum (pro-rata) inclusive of bank holidays
- Paid breaks
- Free meals
- Free uniform
- Recognition and Rewards programme
- Workplace pension scheme
- Refer A Friend Reward scheme – earn up to £3,000 per referral
- Long Service Awards
- Genuine opportunities for career progression
- Learning & Development: We provide you with a personalised training plan, tailored to your individual needs
What You Need To Succeed:
- Confidence in your own skills and performance and share in our pride and passion in delivering great care.
- Be a good team player
- Be able to prioritise
- Flexibility to work hours/shifts/weekend
- Be friendly, kind, honest, reassuring person
- Experience in a similar role preferred
We believe brilliant care starts with brilliant people. We are looking for individuals that share in our values so together, we can make moments truly matter. Sometimes it is little things that make a big difference to our residents. We want our staff to bring the following to their role:
- Joyfulness – we believe it’s important for our residents and staff to enjoy themselves
- Spontaneity – go with the flow; no two days are ever the same.
- Creative – find thoughtful and imaginative ways to connect with each resident.
- To feel part of a family – offering a shoulder to lean on and a friendly ear to comfort.
Working Hours:
- Full Time, Part Time
- Includes occasional weekends
Make a difference tomorrow and apply to Encore TODAY…
What You Need To Do Now:
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Encore is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our residents and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to undertake a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check and following a change in government guidelines relating to Care Home employees, applicants are required to have valid proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.