Kitchen Assistant - Bank
Scotia Heights, Stoke-on-Trent
Kitchen Assistant - Bank
Scotia Heights
£9.21 per hour
Scotia Heights is a 60 bedded younger persons specialist home. we require forward thinking staff who strive to promote the service users wellbeing and independence at all times, allowing all our service users achieve the best they can for themselves and with your assistance.
Working alongside the Kitchen Manager, you will be part of a small team responsible for ensuring that our service users are provided with appetising and nutritional meets, to meet their dietary requirements.
Your role will include:
- Preparing and cooking food in a safe manner
- Ensuring that all food is stored at appropriate temperatures in line with legislation
- Being aware of service user requirements and responding to comments regarding the menu
- Preparing and serving food
- Minimising and correctly disposing waste
- Ensuring that any chemicals care correctly and safely stored
You should hold a current food hygiene certificate to at least ‘food hygiene awareness’ level within 12 weeks of taking up post
The ideal candidate should:
- Be a good communicator and able to liaise with people at all levels
- Be a team player, able to work on your own initiative and also under supervision
- Have good personal hygiene standards
Benefits:
- Free car parking.
- Free uniform.
- Comprehensive 4 day induction program.
- Refer a friend scheme – Up to £1,500.

Colleague Stories
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Alexandra Ferone, Acting Clinical Nurse Manager
Rewarding your dedication
Whether it’s RCNi membership or NMC Pin payment for nurses, or lifestyle and retail discounts for everyone, we’re always thinking about new ways of saying ‘thank you’ for being part of our team.
Lifestyle and retail discounts
Read moreFree car parking
Read more£150 referral bonus *
Read moreFree uniform
Read morePension plan
Read morePaid DBS check
Read moreContinuous professional development (CPD)
Read more24/7 employee counselling and support programme
Read moreComprehensive induction program
Read more*Pro-rated for part-time colleagues and subject to qualifying conditions.
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