Kitchen Assistant - Avery Adelaide Care Home - Bexley Heath

Company: Avery - Adelaide Care Home
Location: DA7 4BE
Type: Apprenticeship
Salary: £324.36 per week
Sector: Health, Public Services and Care
Ref: VAC-01337
Application Deadline Date: 02/09/2022
Start Date: 30/09/2022
Positions Available: 1
Working Week: 34 hours per week - Shifts on a rota basis

Brief Description

Your new role as a Kitchen Assistant in our happy kitchen could be right around the corner at Adelaide Care Home in Bexleyheath.

Qualifications Required

GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent qualification)

Personal Qualities

Caring- I am fully committed to both providing and supporting staff to deliver care with kindness to our residents. I will always go the extra mile for my residents and my team

Innovative- I will always endeavour to be creative in seeking person centred opportunities in which a residents needs can best met in accordance with their own wishes

Open- I recognise the value of working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring by actively listening I give a voice to all. I work openly and honestly as part of an effective team that are not afraid to admit when mistakes have been made.

Supportive- I will always share good ideas and best practice and encourage team members to do the same, which in turn will support both residents and team members to feel valued and nurtured therefore enabling them to achieve their full potential.

Inclusive- I am fully committed to ensuring all residents, and members of staff are treated fairly, feel they belong and are supported to participate in all opportunities that they wish, either inside the home or the wider community.

Skills Required

-Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
-Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home
-Efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members
-Have a positive attitude to enhancing care of the residents
-Demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach towards the residents and families
-Able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice

Training to be Provided

Adult care qualification including Functional Skills in Maths and English if required

Future Prospects

Career development pathways and formal training opportunities.

Vacancy Detail

Qube Learning are working in partnership with The Princes Trust on a new Health Care Sector project for 16-30 year olds. This project is designed to help young people into any role within the sector.
This specific position has been recognised as a opportunity that fits in with the locations and roles we currently working with.

If you are aged 16-30 years old and apply for this fantastic opportunity, you will automatically be invited onto the programme. You will receive tailored support and guidance to help you in your application. After receiving your application we will contact you to book you in for a short induction, explain more about the programme & role and how we can help you!

Your new role as a Kitchen Assistant in our happy kitchen could be right around the corner at Adelaide Care Home in Bexleyheath. The home is looking for a culinary team member like you to support the Head Chef in daily tasks such as preparing vegetables and keeping the kitchen clean and tidy.

You will love seeing the smile on the faces of our residents as they receive the nutritionally balanced and delicious food that is such an important part of their day. Demonstrating our values of being Proud, Supportive and Caring can really shine through in your work.

You will ideally hold a Food Hygiene Certificate, alongside experience within a catering environment.

The key responsibilities of our Kitchen Assistant include:

Carry out all cleaning duties in the kitchen area in accordance with the work schedule including:
Preparation of food including vegetables, salads, omelettes and sandwiches.
General cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen area, equipment and appliances.
Receiving, checking and safely storing kitchen deliveries.
Understand the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene.
Understand the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and equipment and the properties of cleaning materials, to ensure the areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
Report on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with all residents, family, visitors and colleagues.

When joining Avery Healthcare, we will offer you:

5.6 weeks annual holiday per annum.
Career development pathways and formal training opportunities.
Free uniform.

Please note that as part of the application and employment process you shall be asked to confirm your COVID-19 vaccination status, including if required, your agreement to be vaccinated if not yet administered, your agreement to ongoing vaccinations throughout the duration of your employment as well as confirming your agreement to regular COVID-19 testing. This information is required to ensure the safety and well-being of all our residents and staff, and shall be held in the strictest of confidence.