Kitchen Assistant

Based in Milesian Manor Lifestyle Care Home, Magherafelt; we are currently recruiting a Kitchen Assistant to join their friendly, luxurious and progressive Home. This is a key role within the Home, assisting the kitchen team to deliver top quality, nutritious and delicious meals to much loved residents.

The Macklin Group are looking for Kitchen Assistants to assist with the preparation and delivery of wholesome and nutritious meals to all residents.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting Cook with preparation and serving meals

• Ensuring all crockery, utensils and cooking equipment are washed and ready for use of each meal

• Preparation of tables in dining room and trolleys for carrying food each meal time

• Ensure food is appropriately managed with regard to checking on arrival for quantity, quality and use by date

• Ensure food is stored appropriately and stock rotation carried out. Inform Cook of any problems

• Ensure appropriate waste disposal of used foods and bags/bins emptied daily

• Maintain high standard of hygiene in kitchen and store with records of cleaning maintained

A satisfactory enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post.

If successful please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice,

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What you will need

Required criteria

• Must have a good command of written and spoken English and a valid work permit
• Ability to communicate with the elderly
• Ability to work set hours, flexible to meet the needs of the organization
• Good General Health (medically fit)

Desired criteria

• Experience in a similar position

Our benefits

As a family-run organisation, we live and breathe our core values of treating people really well, trust, dedication and continuous development. Once you join us, you not only become a member of the team but a member of our family. Caring with heart is at the core of everything we do – with our residents and team members.