Kitchen Assistant - Colchester

We are looking for Kitchen Assistant to join our team of catering staff at our beautiful 69-bed specialist nursing care and dementia home situated close to Colchester town centre.

We take pride in preparing appealing, nutritious, varied and well-balanced meals, which centre around our residents’ preferences, requests and special dietary requirements.

We are looking for someone with good communication skills to work flexibly as part of a small team in order to meet the needs of the service with the ability to work at weekends. You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the home environment for our residents and engage with residents sensitively and with dignity.

Outlook Care has over 30 years of delivering person centred care. At Foxburrow Grange, our specialist nursing and dementia home in Colchester, we always aim for a positive experience for the people we support and the catering team is a vital part of ensuring that we maintain a high quality environment for our residents and their families to enjoy.

We can offer you:

• Comprehensive training and induction package

• Progression and development opportunities

• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata)

• Membership of the Social Housing Pension Defined Contribution scheme including life assurance of 3 times annual salary and pension contributions equivalent of up to 4% of your salary

• Sick pay to support you if you are not able to work & enhanced maternity and paternity

• Refer a friend scheme, offering £250 for successful referrals

We strongly recommend you are vaccinated against Covid 19. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.

Foxburrow Grange is a 69 bed home with state-of-the-art facilities, close to Colchester town centre. To find out more please visit our website:
http://www.foxburrowgrange.org.uk/
Or our Facebook page www.facebook.com/FoxburrowGrange

Interview dates: If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted with further details ASAP after your application is received and invited to attend an interview (please note that we will not be contacting unsuccessful candidates). The first interview will take place on-line and if successful at the first stage you will be invited to a second interview so that you have an opportunity to visit the home and meet some of the residents and staff.

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