Part Time Kitchen Assistant. Ribble Court Care Home
Part Time Kitchen Assistant. Ribble Court Care Home
Hourly Rate: £11.49Hours: 27.75 per week
Shift: 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
At Ribble Court Care Home, part of the Sandstone Care Group, we believe in creating a warm, vibrant, and modern environment where residents, staff, and visitors feel at home. With state-of-the-art facilities, including a coffee shop/bistro, hair and nail salon, beautifully designed dining and lounge spaces, and tranquil landscaped gardens, our care home sets the standard for exceptional living.
We specialize in delivering high-quality, person-centered care, offering specialist/complex nursing and dementia care across separate floors. Our team is supported by cutting-edge care planning and nurse-call technology, ensuring that the needs and preferences of our residents are always prioritized.
We are seeking a motivated and dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join our catering team. You will play a key role in helping us deliver fresh, nutritious, home-cooked meals to our residents, while ensuring the kitchen operates efficiently and adheres to the highest standards of hygiene and food safety.
Key Responsibilities:
Assist the Chef/Cook in the preparation of meals, working closely with the catering team to ensure dietary requirements are met.Support with general kitchen duties, maintaining a clean, organized, and compliant kitchen environment.
Participate in ongoing training to enhance your skills and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
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 However, overtime enhancement will not feature on your contract of employment and can be withdrawn at any time as managers decision is final.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 We're Looking For:
Previous experience in a catering or kitchen assistant role (1 year preferred but not essential).Basic food hygiene certification is desirable, but full training is provided through our HIPPO E-learning platform.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about providing high-quality meals in a care setting. If you're eager to be part of a forward-thinking team in a beautiful care home, we’d love to hear from you!
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.