Kitchen Assistant - required for our beautiful care home ‘Somerset House' in Wheldrake near York YO19 6AW Hours: 44 Hours per week, working weekends on rota Somerset House Care Home offers family-led nursing and residential care in the beautiful Yorkshire village of Wheldrake near York. Dipin our Home Manager & the friendly and compassionate care team are dedicated to our residents, providing personal, dignified care that ensures our home is exactly that – a home. Are you a rising star in the Kitchen, Do you dream of one day becoming a talented chef? 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.