Maria Mallaband Care Group - Hospitality
About the Role
We are only able to accept applicants who have the right to work in the uk and live within a commutable distance to the location of the job role.
Reporting to the Care Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing a professional but relaxed atmosphere in the dining room and will ensure that residents and visitors receive an efficient food service.
Working with us will result in some excellent rewards & benefits including –- Simply Health – company funded, providing cashback for prescriptions, optical and dental costs 24/7 virtual GP access plus more for you and up to 4 children*
- Early Pay – Access to earned pay prior to payday
- Benefits platform – discounts across multiple retailers, leisure providers, hospitality etc.
- An exclusive discount on Tastecard - dine out with up to 50% off total food bill
- Free criminal record checks
- Pension Scheme with Nest
- Flexible working patterns
- Cycle to work scheme**
- Service recognition
- Training support and development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing support
- Discounted gym membership
- Benefits require completion of a 12-week probationary period before they can be accessed.
**Benefit subject to deduction not taking colleague below National Living Wage
"Become a Key worker and make a difference"- Apprenticeship opportunities available
About You
Our ideal Hospitality Assistant will have the following skills and values:
- Caring nature.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and individually.
- Flexibility and be able to adapt to the needs of Residents.
- Experience of working in a catering service in a similar environment is desirable but not essential.
- Delivering prepared food from the kitchen to the dining areas and serving meals to residents in a pleasant and friendly manner.
- Ensure refreshment is always available
- Setting up tables, tidy work areas and preparing food areas for next service to ensure high standards of hygiene
Experience:
- Ideally some experience working in a busy restaurant/hospitality or catering
- Good communication and excellent customer service skills to be able to deliver a good service to our visitors and elderly residents
- Team player, self-motivated, proactive and flexible
If you would like to use your care experience and people skills in an organisation that provides the best quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, then MMCG is a rewarding place to be.
Astor
Astor Court Care Home is located near the village of East Cramlington, with local shops and the new Northumbria Emergency Care Hospital only a short distance away. The home is dual registered to provide residential and dementia care, including respite care and day stays.Astor Lodge View nursing home is also located in the grounds and offers general nursing and dementia nursing care.Facilities include en-suite bedrooms, several large lounges, a coffee shop, hairdressing salon, cinema, games room and a bar where residents and visitors socialise.
The extensive grounds include large gardens to the front and back of the home and a small conservatory. Generous car parking is available.