Organisation: The Somme Nursing HomePost: Kitchen Assistant Hours: 9.30am 6.30pm (3 days/week)Reports to: Domestic Senior Supervisor/Senior Cook SupervisorSalary: £13.00 per Hour dependent on qualificationLocation: The Somme Nursing Home, 121 Circular Road Belfast BT4 2NA Contract Type: PermanentThe Somme Nursing home is a charity providing treatment and quality care for service and ex-service persons since 1914. It is registered as a general category nursing home with the Regulation & Quality Improvement Authority. A home that is light and spacious with 50 ground floor single en-suite beds. A home that is conveniently located on the Circular Road, a semi-rural setting off the Holywood Road, a quiet, leafy residential area creating an atmosphere of tranquillity.
Our Philosophy of Careincorporates the provision of a high-quality care delivery to our residents, which is tailoredto individual need and embraces the core values of the promotion of dignity, choice, and preservation of citizens rights, independence, self-determination, and privacy.
We strive to create a homely environment, where love, compassion and understanding of the unique needs of the ex-service resident is paramount to our delivery of care. We encourage the involvement of both resident and the family to provide a holistically unique service in which residents needs are met.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Working as part of a domestic & kitchen team to ensure that spaces within the Nursing Home are kept neat, tidy, and sanitary, as well as, assisting in kitchen duties connected with the preparation, cooking and presentation of meals.
Job Description
Kitchen Assisting
- Assisting Cook with preparation and serving meals
- Ensuring all crockery, utensils and cooking equipment are washed and ready for use of each meal
- Preparation of tables in dining room and trolleys for carrying food each mealtime
- Ensure food is appropriately managed with regard to checking on arrival for quantity, quality and use by date
- Ensure food is stored appropriately and stock rotation carried out. Inform Cook of any problems
- Ensure all stock ordered is consistent with planned menus that reflect choice and preference
- Ensure appropriate waste disposal of used foods and bags/bins emptied daily
- Ensure all health and safety and environmental health standards are achieved and maintained
- Report and record in the appropriate manner any information considered to be important to the Nurse manager or Business Support Officer
- Ensure that the Cook-in-charge is kept informed of any changes or problems that occur during his/her absence.
- Ensure that a good standard of hygiene and cleanliness & record keeping is maintained throughout the kitchen, to meet the required standards of practice prescribed by Environmental Health Agencies
- Ensure that all machines are used correctly, cleaned, and stored. Any faults or damage is to be reported immediately.
- Maintaining cleaning schedules for the kitchen, equipment, and associated areas.
Criteria / Person Specification
- Previous kitchen experience within a commercial or business setting
- Knowledge of cleaning procedures.
- An ability to undertake a full range of cleaning duties using electrical equipment
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- An ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative
- You will be required to have had or be willing to have the COVID19 vaccination for this position.
- Must have a good command of written and spoken English and a valid work permit
- Ability to communicate with the elderly
- Ability to work set hours, flexible to meet the needs of the organisation
- Good General Health (medically fit)
- The ability to treat people with dignity
- Good listening and observational skills
- Some awareness of the challenges faced by people who need care and support
- Number skills.
Essential Skills
- Previous catering experience is preferred.
A satisfactory enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post
If successful, please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, The Somme Nursing Home also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department.
Benefits
- Pension scheme
- Comprehensive induction and paid training programme
- Enhanced rates for bank holidays
- Meals while on duty
- Free Uniform
- Onsite parking
Pay and Terms and Conditions
Salary
per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Hours
22.5
Medical
Appointment will be subject to a successful pre-employment health assessment.
Holidays
28 days each year holidays pro rata
Pension
The post holder can participate in NEST pension scheme
Probationary Period
You will serve a probationary period of normally six months
Immediate vacancy applications will be considered as received until the position is filled.
Canvassing, either directly or indirectly, will be an absolute disqualification.
We will review this Job Description and it may include any other duties and responsibilities we determine in consultation with the jobholder. We do not intend it to be rigid and inflexible but rather to provide guidelines within which the jobholder works.
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