Catering Assistant

Sanctuary Group; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job description

Sanctuary Care is a not‑for‑profit organisation that provides high‑quality care homes. The Catering Assistant role is located at Breme Residential Care Home, 46 Providence Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B61 8EF. Pay is £12.21 per hour.

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work, so our ethos is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. Training and promotion opportunities are available for those who want to pursue them, and every day job satisfaction is available for all regardless of role.

Your Mind and Body

• Occupational sick pay after 12 months’ service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)
• Confidential 24/7 employee advice service (includes medical and legal advice)
• Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare
• A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme

Your Financial Wellbeing

• Additional compensation for overtime
• Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice
• Exclusive discounts through our e‑hub platform
• Securing your future with our contributory pension plan
• Life assurance
• Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)

Your Job

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Complimentary meals during long shifts
• Growth and development through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities
• Ability to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network
• Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 months’ service onwards
• CQCI Inspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)

Are you our next Catering Assistant? Here’s more about the role:

• First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives, support each other and have fun in the process.
• Your main duties will include basic food preparation, presenting meals to a high standard and serving meals to our residents, all performed to relevant food hygiene legislation.
• Excellent food and great service play a key part in our residents’ day.

What skills do you need?

• Teamwork – a happy team means happy residents and a happy home.
• Previous catering experience is desirable, as is a food hygiene certificate.
• Understanding of safe food storage and cleaning practices is essential.
• Support and training are provided.
• You need to be caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share.
• Good communication skills and a flexible approach.
• Kindness and a genuine liking for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

Job Reference: 227514

Note: If you have lived or worked overseas, you may be required to provide an overseas police check. Any costs incurred for this will be reimbursed once employment has commenced.

We are only accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally, please use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might receive a lot of applications, so we reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Please apply early.

Building Equality and Diversity

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office to prevent illegal working. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application, which we will pay for.

Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.