Kitchen Assistant Darlington, North East England, England
Job description
Ready for the recognition and rewards you deserve?
We don’t just talk about putting employees first. We know that Priory wouldn’t exist without their combined energy, expertise and effort. So we invest heavily in training, provide first-class support, promote collaborative teamwork and give everyone on our team the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential.
The Priory Hospital Middleton St George is located close to Darlington, County Durham and provides individualised treatment and care for people with mental health needs of adults who present with complex and challenging behaviours, in a safe and supportive environment. Our comprehensive integrated services offer complete care pathways allowing service users to transfer effortlessly between the most appropriate care, meeting individual needs enabling recovery and re-engagement within the community and maximising life opportunities.
Our multi-disciplinary teams provide care for up to 101 male and female service users, working collaboratively with their commissioners, across our 7 wards and our nearby community house. We deliver acute and recovery and rehabilitation environment which includes a specialist female Personality Disorder service. Our focus is on the delivery of excellent care, empowering service users to progress towards the least restrictive setting and towards independence. Our vision is to place our Service Users at the heart of our service provision, working closely with them and their carers to support their recovery and rehabilitation.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Kitchen Assistant to join the team.
As a Kitchen assistant you will:
- Assist in the day to day service, ensuring that high standards of service and quality are maintained
- Undertake the preparation and serving of fresh food to both staff and service users in our on site Coffee Shop
Delivering food in our hot trolley's to our 7 units around site by foot or by using our department light commercial vehicle.
- Participating in the productions and service having regard for the high standards of health and safety, hygiene and cleanliness.
- Assist in the maintenance of all records, systems and procedures to ensure control of stocks and conformity with financial regulations and procedures.
- Receive incoming stocks, check against delivery notes and store as instructed in line with hygiene and safety regulations.
- Undertake any other duties as directed by the Catering Manager in the provision of high quality service
A full clean drivers license is preferred, however not essential.
What we’d like to give you:
- A competitive salary
- Disclosure check cost coverage
- Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
- Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra day’s annual leave
- Free on-site parking
- Access to our on-site gymnasium
- Online benefits and cashback rewards
- Cycle to work scheme
- SMART Pension option
- Local rewards and recognition programme open to all colleagues
- Excellent staff break facilities in our bespoke new staff lounge
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a disclosure at the required level from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Please note Interviews will be held via Zoom.
Visit our website www.priorygroup.com to apply or call Daryn Clothier, Head Chef, on 01325 333192 to discuss this opportunity further.
