Kitchen Assistant
Kitchen Assistant based at The Martins, Bury St Edmunds
Available Hours:
Permanent- Part time - 35 hours
Salary £12.01 per hour
Please note we are only accepting candidates currently living within a 45-minute commute of the Care Home
Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company who cares for their staff? If so, we want to hear from you!
Why join?
You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of employees. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun.This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people. Plus, much more!
In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:
- 20 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave.
- Life assurance.
- A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases.
- Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications.
- Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
- Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice.
- Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
- Access to wellbeing resources.
- Recommend a friend scheme.
- Family friendly policies.
- Long service awards.
- Free uniform and DBS check.
- Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.
About the role
As a Kitchen Assistant at MHA, you will be part of a dedicated team who prepare and serve meals for residents and staff.
Duties will be varied and include basic cooking and cleaning along with respect for older people. Every day will be different, and you will have the opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference.
For more information about the role please review the attached job description.
About the home
The Martins care home in Bury St Edmunds
There can't be many care homes with a cathedral in their back garden. But that's exactly what you'll find at MHA's The Martins.
Beyond the visual splendour of our 1,000-year-old neighbour, there's the soft soaring of bells, the faint echo of choirs, and the secret gate that adjoins our own outdoor space to the stunning Abbey Gardens of the cathedral itself.
And that's not to mention our care home itself, and the people who make it such a warm, welcoming and happy place to live.
Centrally located in Bury St Edmunds, The Martins offers 42 spacious en-suite bedrooms, with a range of bright and airy communal spaces and facilities which fill our home with light, offering views that fill our days with bliss.
For more information about the home, please click here
About you
The right values, attitude and behaviours are more important than your previous career background. Therefore, whilst previous experience is desirable, your respect for older people and willingness to undertake training is more important.
You don't need any qualifications to get started as a Kitchen Assistant. You will have a kind, warm and caring nature and be able to work well as part of a team but also use your own initiative.
If you want to know more then please apply via our website mha.org.uk
MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme.Click here to read more about this.
Please note that interviews may take place prior to the closing date and if a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early.
Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA's Talent Acquisition Team.