Kitchen Porter/Cleaner

CoActive Care • Full-time • Torquay, England, United Kingdom • £11 / hour • 23h ago

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - 9.00 am - 8.00 pm plus additional days cleaning if required

We are looking for new Kitchen Porter/Cleaner who is caring and enthusiastic and has previous experience of working in care home or want to start a new career in a care home setting.

Full Description

About the role The primary role of Kitchen Assistant is to work along side our chefs and other staff to provide our residents with high quality safe meal preparation and ensure kitchen safety that complies with all CQC and Health & Safety standards.

Consistently working the hours as set out in the rota. Providing high quality standard of work always and keeping accurate kitchen records as are legally required and to maintain food safety. Our kitchen team are required to ensure that all meal preparation activities; clearing and dish washing service; floors; surfaces; food storage; fridge’s; freezers and all kitchen activities are performed in a kitchen that is clean, hygienic and meets the standards required to maintain food safety and our five star award by Environmental Health.

You will also need to help with food delivery and collection throughout the home as required. We would like staff who are positive, fun, outgoing, caring, person centred and passionate about their work, and can work well independently and in a team environment You will adhere to all relevant policies and procedures and be a part of the efficient running of the home, creating a warm and pleasant atmosphere for our residents and your colleagues.

Professional Development

Experience matters…. But we all need to start somewhere.

We offer excellent rates of pay for experienced staff and offer great career and training development within our organisation, for all staff who wish to progress. If you wish to start a new career as a Kitchen Assistant, we also offer in house training and development program for all persons who want to learn and develop and work within a setting for people with complex care needs.

This includes :-

Extensive Induction Training.
Specific training and qualifications suited to complex care needs.
NVQ Qualifications
Employee of the month with gift voucher
Leader of the month, with gift voucher
Service user outcome of the month with gift voucher
Birthday Presents and other Perks

As an organisation we will:

Value you
Respect you
Develop you
Train you

We Can Offer

Excellent hourly rates of pay, with annual uplifts, with clear pay bands.
Extra hourly rates paid for weekends with £0.50 Sat / £0.75 Sun.
Extra hourly rates paid for Bank Cover with £0.50 M-F /£0.75 Sat/ £1.00 Sun
Extra Monies paid for Bank Holidays
Optional Nest Pension Scheme
Paid Annual Leave with 28 days Pro-Rata Leave

As an organisation we will:

Value you
Respect you
Develop you
Train you

A Successful Candidate Should Have

Self-motivated and Organised.
Able to work independently and as part of a team.
Work flexible hours, including weekends if required.
Able to communicate effectively at all levels.
Be able to keep calm in challenging situations.
Experienced in working with candidates with mental health

Candidate Must Have

Right to live and work in the UK
2 x Positive References
Enhanced DBS Check. (We will arrange and pay for this)

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