Kitchen Assistant

Salary £20,483.84 per annum, £12.310 per hour

Benefits

• Free meal (one meal per 12 hour shift)

• Paid breaks

• Uniform provided

• Paid Access NI

• Westfield Health Level 1 - Cash back plan and additional benefit of unlimited MRI and CT scans and 1 PET scan within a 12 month period

• Westfield Health Rewards

• Learning & Development opportunities

Essential

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience working in a busy kitchen

• Experience preparing food and practicing appropriate hygiene standards in a busy kitchen

Skills

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, patience, and empathy

• Ability to form appropriate supportive relationships with residents and family members where appropriate

Knowledge

• Knowledge of food storage and hygiene protocols (use by dates, etc.)

Circumstances

• Flexibility to work a rota which includes early mornings, early evenings, and weekends

Desirable

Qualifications

• Hygiene/catering/cookery qualification

The successful candidates will require Access NI

This Post is subject to an Enhanced Access NI check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working with BCM. This will depend on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of your offences or other information contained on a disclosure certificate.

Job Description

Scope of Responsibility

As a Kitchen Assistant your focus will be to assist the Cook to deliver catering needs that meet nutritional and hydration needs, special requirements and preferences of our residents.

Key Areas of Responsibility

General Housekeeping

• Assist the Cook in providing a menu that is restaurant standard, offering choice, seasonality, creativity, presentation and, above all, a food offering that is nutritious and high on quality.

• Assist the Cook in providing a food service which meets the expectations and requirements of our residents

• Assist the Cook in delivering “home baking” to offer our residents something unique with a sense of “home/family”.

• Assist the Cook during key service times, in order to provide a range of choice for breakfast, lunch and dinner to suit all palates, dietary requirements, digestion.

• Assist the Cook to ensure that the kitchen is maintained to a high standard including, hygiene and quality and you will help to maintain external standards/regulations (eg) environmental health; NI Code of Practice (Food Law); HACCP; Belfast Central Mission’s policy & procedure on Health & Safety

• Ensure that when using any appliance and other kitchen equipment, that you do so according to procedure taking care with the proper cleaning and storage of all such appliances and equipment.

• Responsible for following all kitchen procedures to ensure that there is no cross contamination and that all food items are stored correctly.

• Complete all records to ensure compliance (eg) cleaning; stock; temperature