Bishopstoke Park, are looking for a Kitchen Assistant to join our Kitchen Team.
Bank Contract
Hourly rate: £12.00 per hour
This may include weekend and evening shifts & would be to cover sickness & holidays.
This is a Bank Role; you will be working in a busy Kitchen at the heart of our Village providing services to a Village Restaurant (open 12:30-14:00) and providing 3 meals a day to our onsite Carehome. You will be working alongside a team of 5 chefs.
Set in the parish of Bishopstoke within historic county of Hampshire. Our retirement village is located within a beautiful natural woodland, not far from the Itchen Navigation. Our 42-acre retirement village provides a carefully selected range of independent living accommodation alongside extensive communal facilities and beautiful surroundings to meet the varying needs of our residents.
Reporting to the Chef’s on shift, responsibilities will include but not limited to:
• Completing online training
• Setting up the wash up section prior to a restaurant’s opening
• Washing up throughout the day
• Daily & weekly cleaning tasks
• Maintaining a good hygienic & tidy area of the kitchen
• Delivering food to the care home onsite
• Sweeping & mopping of the kitchen area
• Minor food preparation
Required skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Time management skills
• Ability to work efficiently and cooperatively in a team environment.
Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
1. Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
2. Mental health support
3. Flexible working options
Finance
4. Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
5. Quick and easy pension transfer service
6. Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
7. Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Career
8. Ongoing personal and professional development programme
9. Leadership Pathways online learning resources
10. Career progression and promotion opportunities
To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated
Celebrating diversity, celebrating you
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.
We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.
We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.