Catering Assistant. The Oaks Care Home
Catering Assistant. The Oaks Care Home
Hourly Rate: £11.49Hours: 28.5 per week
Shifts: Vary between 10 am - 6:30 pm
Are you passionate about preparing delicious, home-cooked meals? We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Catering Assistant to join our team at The Oaks Care Home, part of the Sandstone Care Group. Located in Newtown, Powys, our modern, purpose-built care home offers a warm and supportive environment where providing exceptional dining experiences is at the heart of what we do.
Opened in January 2020, The Oaks is a 73-bed home with top-class facilities, including a coffee shop, dining areas, and landscaped gardens. We take pride in serving fresh, nutritious meals that make a real difference in our residents’ daily lives, and we are looking for someone with a passion for food to help us continue this tradition.
As a Catering Assistant, you will play a key role in our kitchen team, helping to ensure our residents receive fresh, home-cooked meals made from scratch. Your duties will include:
Assisting the Chef and catering team in meal preparation.Ensuring hygiene and compliance standards are upheld in the kitchen.
Undertaking any necessary training to enhance your skills.
Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:
Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.Discounts on the high street* - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos
Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
Flexible pay* - choose when you are paid, and get money management tips too
Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
Career opportunities - The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role
- Overtime is paid for working over full time hours. However, overtime enhancement will not feature on your contract of employment and can be withdrawn at any time as managers decision is final. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘WAGESTREAM’.
What are we looking for?
Experience as a catering or kitchen assistant (1 year preferred, but not essential).A Food Hygiene Certificate (ideal, but not required – training will be provided).
A positive attitude and willingness to learn.
If you're passionate about providing high-quality service and want to be part of a forward-thinking, supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply now to join The Oaks Care Home and make a real difference in the lives of our residents.
Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.