Position Overview & Specifications

Job Title:
Kitchen Assistant

Salary:
£10.42 per hour

Location:
The Sandford Care Home, Church Stretton, Shropshire

Hours:
28 hours per week

Are you looking for a permanent opportunity, starting immediately?

Can you help us to put the PLUS in Care Plus?

As one of the largest care providers in the area, Care Plus is part of Housing Plus Group, a leading not for profit employer with more than 900 employees providing excellent training and opportunities for personal development.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Kitchen Assistant to join our successful Care Plus team at the Sandford Care Home in Church Stretton to assist with the preparation of meals for our residents, ensuring the service delivered promotes the independence, dignity, rights and choices of the people we work with.

As part of our Care Plus team, we want you to have:

Food Safety level one or be willing to undertake
Experience of working with older people
Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work schedule

An enhanced DBS check will be required for this position If this sounds like you, please apply, stating which position you are interested in Benefits package:

The option to join our contributory pension scheme
5.6 weeks paid holiday in each holiday year calculated on a pro rata basis (this includes bank holidays)
Attractive career progression opportunities
Funded DBS
A comprehensive induction programme and excellent learning opportunities; with mandatory and specialist training available
Access to a dedicated Employee Healthcare Portal
Eye care vouchers
A cycle to work scheme
Free annual flu vaccinations
Long service and retirement awards

We’re looking for dedicated professional to bring our values to life and ensure our customers receive outstanding services. If you want to be part of an organisation that’s determined to make a positive difference to homes, lives and communities, if you want to be proud of what you do, if you are looking for job security and a great career, join Care Plus, a Housing Plus Group company. As one of the largest providers of affordable homes and care in the area, employing almost 1,000 people, Housing Plus Group offers rewarding roles with excellent training and career development pathways delivering services that customers can trust across Staffordshire and Shropshire. Housing Plus Group companies include Care Plus, Property Plus and Severn Homes.

Please note, we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. Don’t delay – apply today to avoid disappointment. If you have not received an update within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Closing date: 23 May 2023 Interviews will take place throughout the advert

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 28 per week

Salary: £10.42 per hour

Benefits: