Catering Assistant

Amica Care offers a range of friendly, welcoming and professional support services, including occasional day care, to assisted living providing the independence many of our resident's desire, through to specialist dementia care for those in most need of our support.

We are recruiting for a Catering Assistant to join the team for 22.5 hours per week, including alternate weekends. 

Day to Day:

• Ensuring that the resident's?nutritional health?and wellbeing are at the heart of everything you do.
• Assisting with?the?preparation and serving of meals to our residents, ensuring all special dietary needs are met and prepare texture modified food as directed.
• Maintaining records and control stock rotation,?ensure the?kitchen and service areas are clean and hygienic at all times.??

Requirements:

• Experience in the catering industry is beneficial although not essential.
• Food handling course qualification would be desirable.
• You should have good judgement and problem solving abilities.
• You will be expected to work within our staff values and promote these at all times by being an?effective communicator, passionate?about your work,?encouraging team working and having a positive attitude.

Rewards:

In return for your commitment to providing the best service to our residents, you will be offered:

• Excellent learning and development opportunities and regular free training.
• A suite of discounts at a range of online retailers, from days out with the family to money off your weekly shop!
• A competitive pension.
• A cycle to work scheme. 
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing a range of free and confidential services and advice for you and your family.
• Monthly employee recognition.
• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• Social events.
• A refer a friend bonus of £200.