Catering Assistant

Introduction

The words ‘catering assistant’ and ‘social life’ don’t often go together. Well, not this time. With this job you will not work evenings, you will work either part-time or full-time hours and will not be under heavy pressure and stress.

Working 16 hours a week, you will be joining an established kitchen team at Braeburn House. Reporting to the Head Chef, you will support the chefs to prepare meals, maintain a clean and safe working environment, and assist with deliveries.

It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and develop your career. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To ensure that all areas / equipment within the catering department are cleaned using appropriate chemicals and following manufacturer’s instructions.
• To be able to work on own on weekends as required, preparing brunch and Sunday lunch
• To be responsible for the cleaning and maintaining of the dining areas and equipment / furniture.
• To ensure that all catering waste is disposed of following the correct procedures.
• To ensure areas around the outside perimeter of the department are kept clean and tidy.
• To ensure that all pots, crockery, etc. are cleaned, and stored appropriately.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need

• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP
• Experience of working within similar role
• NVQ2 Food Safety / Food Hygiene
• Literacy evidence
• Numeracy
• General standard of education (Essential)
• Able to communicate with patients, visitors and staff.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £21,548 + Benefits (pro rata)
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off! (pro rata)
• Free meals & parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.