Kitchen Assistant - Fairfield Manor Care Home, Fairfield, Hitchin, Bedfordshire Part of The Country Court Family Hours: 20 Hours per week, working weekends on rota (Shift Times 10.00am-6.30pm, 2X 10Hour shift over 7 days ) Fairfield Manor Care Home is located in Fairfield near Hitchin and has 75 bedrooms. The dedicated team offer round the clock support, making life enjoyable and comfortable for the residents. Our Kitchen assistants are the back bone of our award winning Kitchens, where you'll be assisting in planning, preparing and delivering a high quality nutritionally benefitting plate of food that not only tickles the taste buds but also makes a difference to health and wellbeing JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY We’re proud to be a family run business that’s grown over the years to a family of 2,800 employees and over 40 care homes. We’re passionate about providing 5 care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas – we’ve created extraordinary care homes so we’re looking for extraordinary people to join our team ABOUT THE KITCHEN ASSISTANT ROLE Within the Kitchen Assistant role, you can really make a difference to our residents’ lives. Your responsibilities will include: Help our chefs prepare & deliver stunning food for our residents. Make sure that the food is correctly labelled & meets the specific dietary requirements for our Residents. Wastage from the preparation is kept to a minimum. Follow COSHH & Health & Safety Standards ABOUT YOU We want someone proactive, passionate, and ambitious to support us to create the best person-centred environment for our residents. You’ll be genuinely valued and empowered as an integral part of our team Experience as a Kitchen Assistant or a similar role Good knowledge & experience with food safety Friendly & approachable and work well in a team Knowledge of COSHH & Health & Safety standards An understanding of the care sector would be advantageous IN RETURN You’ll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include: 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays) Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme Pension Contributions & access to the Blue Light Discount Card. Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff Subject to Terms and Conditions Click the Apply Button Now -If the Kitchen Assistant sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you. PLEASE NOTE: All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence. We are no longer accepting overseas applications for sponsorship.