Vacancies

Kitchen Assistant - St Georges Park

Rotherwood Healthcare - St George's Park Nursing Home- Telford St George’s Park is a specialist Dementia Nursing Home located in a peaceful residential area of Telford. St George's Park Nursing Home provides exceptional residential and nursing care to 70 residents. Are you someone who wants to make a real difference to the lives of others? Do you share Rotherwood’ s values of Compassion, Caring, Politeness, Kindness, Respect, Commitment and Passion and want to contribute to a new standard in healthcare? Hours- 2 days per week with alternate weekends Hourly rate- £10.57 per hour ABOUT YOU You'll need to be enthusiastic, empathetic, and have good practical skills to join us within the kitchen team. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. You will make the home a home that people feel proud of. You will have previous experience working within catering or a similar environment, and ideally hold an NVQ in Hospitality and Catering. You must be able to work across seven days. Contracted to 14.5 hours per week. 1 weekend every 2 weeks will be required. Overtime will also be available to cover sickness/annual leave.

What You'll be Doing

- To help prepare, cook and serve high quality meals centered on residents preferences. - Taking into account any special dietary and allergen requirements. - To be active and engaging, provide technical advice and guidance on food related matters; ensuring a positive and supportive working environment for the team. - To understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements, including Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP), Health & Safety, Manual Handling, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), Food Safety and Food Hygiene, have a clear understanding of Infection Prevention and Control policies, procedures and measures to maintain a safe environment throughout the home. - Monitor and maintain kitchen cleaning schedules ensuring that all areas of the kitchen are immaculately clean; including the washing up of crockery and utensils when required. - Ensure sufficient food stocks are ordered, received and controlled through Rotherwood Healthcare approved suppliers and that effective stock management is maintained, including the completion of monthly stock takes to reduce food wastage to a minimum. - Responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of all kitchen equipment, ensuring any damage or faults are reported to the Home Manager and follow up action is initiated. - To be an active member of St George's Park, contribute to team meetings, and assist the Head Chef & Home Manager with the on-going development of catering staff. - Attendance at resident and relative meetings to gather feedback on food quality satisfaction. - Taking into account any special dietary and allergen requirements.

Benefits

• Paid Overtime – option to work additional shifts
• Flexible Pay – access earnings to suit you
• Free parking – onsite
• Employee Assistance Line – support helpline
• Career Pathway – professional development
• Training – enhance your skillset
• Seasonal gifts – a small token of our appreciation
• Discounts – range of retail and leisure
• Refer a friend – bonus scheme

Our Values

This short animated video describes our Vision, Mission and Values which are incredibly important to us at Rotherwood Healthcare.

Our Vision, across every one of our homes, is one of individually tailored care within a stylish and luxurious setting where imaginative, nutritional menus and dining options alongside motivating and inclusive activities, ensure that every resident feels safe, well, valued and empowered to make choices.

Our Mission is, therefore, to create and maintain a new standard in healthcare by providing exceptional care, luxurious surroundings, enticing dining experiences and inspiring leisure activities which, when combined, create the perfect environment for a rich, comfortable and purposeful lifestyle.

Our very foundations are built on the Rotherwood Values of being:

• Committed
• Caring
• Polite
• Kind
• Respectful
• Passionate
• Compassionate

As a company and as individuals we never lose sight of our core Values which permeate everything we do.