JOB DESCRIPTION
POST TITLE: Kitchen Assistant
LOCATION: Sellywood House
DEPARTMENT: Supported Housing
RESPONSIBLE TO: Head Cook
JOB CONTEXT:
To undertake a range of tasks within the kitchen at Selly Wood House, to ensure that residents of the home are provided with nutritious and tasty food, that meets their dietary requirements. To ensure that all food hygiene, environmental and legal standards are maintained.
A) To assist in the preparation of the dining room, prior to meals being served to residents.
B) To provide a trolley service with refreshments to residents.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) To prepare food for meals, as required by the Head or Deputy Cook, or under the direction of another senior member of the kitchen staff e.g. preparing vegetables.
2) To assist with general kitchen duties.
3) To ensure Health and Safety requirements in the kitchen are complied with at all times.
4) To undertake all required training.
SERVICE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:
5) To ensure food is prepared in a safe manner.
6) To assist with the preparation and serving of breaks and suppers to residents
7) To set up the refreshment trolley
8) To carry out washing duties
9) To check and record temperatures of fridges and freezers as required and record findings
10) To attend staff meetings
11) To carry out any other duties that might be required from time to time.
KEY COMMUNICATION LINKS WITH:
Internal: Residents living in Selly Wood House. Kitchen staff, nurses, carers, housekeepers within Selly Wood House.
External: Residents, relatives, members of the public and wide range of professionals from statutory agencies.
WORKING CONDITIONS & ENVIRONMENT:
The post is situated within Selly Wood House.
You will be required to work evenings and weekends to assist with the covering of shifts.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- This job description outlines the main duties of the post but does not exclude other duties, which may be undertaken to ensure the efficient operation of the department. Other duties required will be consistent with those listed above and appropriate to the title and grade of the post.
- All staff will be expected to demonstrate the key corporate values in the way they carry out their job. Please read the Staff Handbook for further details on each of the core values and these are as follows:
· Equality and Diversity
· High Performance Culture
· Customer Care
· Resident Involvement
- To undertake your day-to-day activities in such a way as to support the Trust’s Environmental Strategy, the key points of which are available in the staff Handbook.
- To carry out all duties outlined above in accordance with all policies and procedures, in particular: -
· Employee Code of Conduct
· Customer Care Policy
· Health & Safety Policies
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
Supported Housing Director
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Registered care manager at Selly Wood House
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Head Cook
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Kitchen Assistant
Employee signature:……………………………….. Date:………………..
Line Manager’s signature:…………………………… Date:………………..
Aug 2014