Kitchen/Domestic Assistant

About the Company

The successful candidates will:

Domestic Assistant

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and tidiness of the service and Laundry causing minimal disruption to our services users and their care;
• Practice safe systems of work eg movining & handling by assesing the risk and following best practice
• Use a variety of cleaning products paying particular attention to COSHH regulated products;
• Understand the cleaning requirements for different surfaces and equipment
• Communicate and engage effectively with our service users, their families and colleagues, reflecting good interpersonal and working relationship skills at all times
• Be Health and Safety aware, to ensure the safety of our services users and colleagues. Understand your responsibilities under the Health & safety and fire safety Acts
• Ensure the safe and tidy storage of supplies
• Report any faults with equipment to include requirement for maintenance/replacement

Kitchen Assistant

• Ensure that all the people who use our service have their dietary requirements met Report any faults in the kitchen to the Chef
• Respond to or refer to the Chef any questions or concerns expressed by anyone using the service or staff within the service
• Maintain a clean and presentable kitchen
• Adhere with all Embrace policies and procedures, including compliance with Health and Safety, Security regulations
• Keep up-to-date with any changes to policies, procedures or regulations that affect the service
• Take responsibility for personal development and attendance at training both mandatory and service specific
• Report any incidents of abuse, mistreatment or non-compliance within the service to the Service Manager or next available management level
• Fulfil any duties requested by the Chef
• Ensure that any requests from the people that use the service are escalated to the Chef
• Take responsibility for the safe working environment for self, colleagues and the people who use our service

General:

• Participate in induction programme and in-service training.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings if required
• Adhere to and ensure safe practice according to Health and Safety policies.
• Maintain client confidentiality, unwarranted breaches could result in disciplinary action
• Be fully aware of the fire policy and the awareness of food hygiene regulations
• Ensure you are familiar with all current policies and procedures and understand your duty to comply and implement them when necessary

Experience/Qualification:

• Basic numeracy & Literacy
• Willingness to work towards an NVQ2 in Catering
• Basic knowledge of Catering & Food Hygiene Regulations
• Basic knowledge on Operation of kitchen equipment
• COSHH / Health and Safety knowledge
• Previous experience in Catering or Domestic (preferable in a Care Setting desirable but not essential)

Benefits of working with Ann’s Care Homes as a Kitchen Assistant:

• Variety of shift patterns to suit individual requirements (dependent on staffing and requirements of the service)
• Working in a fast paced and constantly changing environment
• A friendly dedicated one to one service supporting staff 24/7 365 days of the year
• Free training, Free Uniform, Free Access NI**
• Four weekly pay
• Tailor-made software system

**Please note successful applicants will be subjected to an enhanced Access NI Check**

If you are interested in joining Ann’s Care Homes, please click on the Indeed ‘Apply Now’ or call the team today on 02838853818 for more information.

We look forward to hearing from you!

We reserve the right to enhance the criteria at shortlisting stage. Please note, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only be contacting those people successful at shortlisting.

Ann’s Care Homes are an Equal Opportunities Employer