Catering Assistant

Catering Assistant. Burscough Manor Care Home

• £11.49 per hour
• 8am - 6pm
• 30 hours per week

The Sandstone vision is to provide its residents and staff with the opportunity to live and work in high-quality, modern and dynamic environments, in which our residents and their loved ones can relax, enjoy and call their own home. Looking out over the serene open fields of Burscough s historical airbase, this luxury 80-bedded nursing home was purpose-built just 2 years ago to deliver exceptional standards of specialist care, including: complex care, dementia care, palliative care, and general residential and nursing care.

Having taken new ownership of this beautiful home, Sandstone Care Group are excited to develop this setting to its full potential, starting with building an exceptional team of passionate and skilled individuals. This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark , help to create a positive culture and be part of Burscough Manor s journey. With highly competitive pay rates on offer, excellent transport links and great development opportunities.

As a Kitchen Assistant at our home, your role may involve:

• Undertaking any necessary training
• Supporting the Chef/Cook and the rest of the catering team with providing fresh, home-cooked meals from scratch to our residents
• Maintaining a hygienic and compliant working environment

Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:

• Free uniform. Free Meals . Free DBS.
• Discounts on the high street - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos
• Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
• Flexible pay - choose when you are paid, and get money management tips too
• Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
• Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
• Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
• In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
• Career opportunities - The chance to make your mark and play a key role

Overtime is paid for working over full time hours. However, overtime enhancement will not feature on your contract of employment and can be withdrawn at any time as managers decision is final. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our Reward Me app. Flexible pay is available via WAGESTREAM .

What are we looking for?

A minimum of 1 year catering/kitchen assistant experience is desirable but not essential

Food Hygiene Certificate ideal but not essential (training provided through HIPPO E-learning as part of role)

Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.