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We have a wonderful opportunity for a Kitchen Porter to join our amazing team at Blackheath in South East London, providing nutritious and enticing meals for our residents. As a Kitchen Porter you will be responsible for ensuring mealtimes are an enjoyable part of the day, engaging residents in the dining experience. You will be an important part of the team that ensures patients in our care feel valued as an individual.
Blackheath is a 36 bed centre providing specialist person-centred rehabilitation, care and support for adults with either a brain injury or other complex neurological condition. We provide comprehensive assessment, rehabilitation and therapy and specialise in the treatment of patients with a primary cognitive or behavioural impairment resulting from a brain injury or other neurological condition.
What you'll be working:
* Full time
* 37.5 hours a week
* Will include some weekends and bank holidays
What you'll be doing:
* Prepare and cook food to meet requirements of planned menus.
* Preparation of the staff restaurant and vending areas for service as required.
* Presentation and service of staff meals and beverages.
* Preparation and distribution of all function and hospitality work across the site.
* Assisting in the assembly and distribution of patient meals where required ensuring that temperatures of food are monitored and recorded.
* Operation of the dishwashing machine as required.
* Ensure all equipment used in the kitchen and dining room is clean and hygienic.
* Assist the Chef in preparing for special functions as required.
* Ensure any special dietary instructions are correctly followed.
What you'll have:
Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and food preparation
A positive attitude and a desire to deliver the best possible service to patients in our care.
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.
What to look forward to:
* 25 days plus bank holidays
* Birthday off
* Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
* Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
* Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
* A Nest Personal Pension account
* Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
* We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
* Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
* Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
* and, of course, support and guidance so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group