Relief Kitchen Assistant
Team: Allison House Residential Home
Job Family: Providing - CBG2
Salary: £24,413 per annum pro rata (£12.66 per hour) – with additional enhancements for weekend work.
Hours: 0 Hours per week, as required by the service
Contract Type: Fixed - Relief
Closing Date: Rolling advert until 30th October 2025 - Please note we reserve to the right to close this vacancy early if we recieve sufficent applications
Interview Date: TBC, applications reviewed and interviews arranaged accordingly
About the role:
If you have a passion for providing quality meals for vulnerable people you will be able to find your greatness working for Central Bedfordshire Council in the Care and Support Services. In the Older People’s services, nutrition and hydration are vitally important when it comes to the wellbeing of our customers – you could make people’s lives better.
At our services every day is different - every person has a story as well as a unique need. You’ll join our friendly team in this unique setting. Your main tasks will be to assist under the guidance of the cook in charge with all activities in the kitchen. This will include assisting with meal preparation, keeping the kitchen and work areas clean and tidy throughout the day, by washing up any equipment used, setting up of the dining areas – you will also assist with the serving of the meal and any clearing up at the end of the mealtime. It will be your responsibility and you will be passionate about keeping dining areas clean and presentable, by wiping tables, ensuring tablecloths etc are presentable and sweeping and mopping floor areas.
You don’t need to have any formal qualifications to apply for this post as an enthusiasm for the role is the key requirement – we would need you to have a basic understanding of appropriate food and hygiene practices and be willing to work towards a level 2 certificate in Basic Food Hygiene if you don’t already have one. You will be supported and directed by the Chef in charge of the shift and will have the opportunity to gain additional knowledge around providing nutritious meals for the older people at the service. You will become part of a wider team of people, all working towards the same goal – to provide an excellent service to the people in our care.
If you come and work for us you will have the benefit of a generous rewards package, such as annual leave, enhancements for antisocial hours, an employee assistance programme, access to IT equipment, discounts in the local community and the opportunity to complete further training and develop your career in the catering field.
Part of our vision in the Care and Support services is to be there for you. We will recognise you as an individual personality with your own uniqueness, character and life experiences. We will be there for you, to promote and celebrate your continued successes.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Geraldine Smith at Geraldine.Smith@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 4415
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Safeguarding:
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here.
More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council