Kitchen Assistant with a can-do attitude, excellent customer service skills and basic IT literacy is required to join a housing association based in Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire.

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - FULL TRAINING PROVIDED

Previous experience working in a kitchen / catering environment would be beneficial but is not essential as full training will be provided.

SALARY: £12.00 per hour+ Generous Benefits (see below)

LOCATION: Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire(RG30) - Fully Site Based

JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 20 hours per week - flexibility required for shift patterns

SHIFT PATTERNS: Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday 10am - 2pm, OR 9.30am - 1.30pm

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Kitchen Assistantwith a can-do attitude, excellent customer service skills and basic IT literacy.

As the Kitchen Assistant you will join a friendly and hard-working team within an assisting living residence, preparing and serving food. You will also have responsibility for restaurant front of house service delivery.

Working as the Kitchen Assistant you will follow Health, Safety and Food Hygiene standards when cleaning the kitchen.

DUTIES

Your duties as a Kitchen Assistantwill include:

• Preparation and service of food, and cleaning of kitchen

• Food service operative preparing packed teas and service meals to residents meeting Company and Environmental Health Standards. Taking Responsibility for Particular dietary and cultural needs

• Completing your segments in all cleaning records

• Reporting resident feedback to manager

• Carry out Health & Safety & Food Hygiene standards checks as directed by the chef manager and taking responsibility that all practices meet the statutory regulations, including the Registered Homes Act 1984, and Health & Safety policy

• Supporting Manager in preparing and responding to inspections and audits by external authorities and other bodies and fulfilling reporting requirements

• Take responsibility for Acting up as chef as required following induction

• Ability to take responsibility for restaurant front of house service delivery and maintaining the standards set by the Catering Manager

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to engage with vulnerable customers and their families

• Can-do attitude

• Basic IT Literacy skills

• Ability to follow instructions from Chef Manager and Catering Manager

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Experience working in a kitchen or catering environment previously is not essential - full training provided

BENEFITS

• 25 days’ holiday (Pro rata) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
• Up to 8% contributory pension
• Investment in your learning and development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family
• Cycle to Work Scheme whereby employees have access to cycling equipment throughout the year and can pay via monthly salary deductions

The organisation recognises that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, they’d still encourage you to apply should you not feel you meet the criteria 100%.

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JOB REF: AWDO-P13239

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