Sanctuary Care

About Sanctuary Care

At Sanctuary Care we believe in providing high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. Our strength lies in the quality of our people and we employ those who will share our mission statement ‘Keeping kindness at the heart of our care’. Catering Assistant Shaftesbury Court Residential Care Home, Selkirk Drive, Erith, Kent £8.54 per hour 24 hours per week Why work for us? We spend so much time at work don’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Shaftesbury Court Residential Care Home for all regardless of role. Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Shaftesbury Court Residential Care Home is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role. Where you’ll work No two days are the same here at Shaftesbury Court, with person-centred and engaging activities taking place every single day. We support residents with hobbies they have always loved, inspiring them to try new things and helping them to get out and about to places they enjoy visiting across Erith and Kent. You can find us taking part in arts and crafts with local schoolchildren or our volunteers, enjoying a spot of animal therapy, or even indulging in a hand massage in the hairdressing salon. Some of the residents enjoy going to the Diamond Jubilee Club and a monthly film club in Slade Green. Are you our next Catering Assistant? Here’s more about the role: First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process Your main duties will include basic food preparation, presenting meals to a high standard and serving meals to our residents, all performed to relevant food hygiene legislation Excellent food and great service play a key part in our residents’ day. What skills do I need? Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home Previous catering experience is desirable as is a food hygiene certificate An understanding of safe food storage/cleaning practices is essential Support and training are provided You need to be caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach You will also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve. Benefits and rewards We know you work so hard and being the best Catering Assistant you can be needs to be rewarded. We are very proud to offer the following: 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata) Life assurance CQC performance bonus Overtime enhancement Occupational sick pay after qualifying period Excellent training and development opportunities Refer a friend scheme with payment of up to £750 available Contributory pension from Sanctuary Care Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice Discounts on shopping, holidays, cinema, dining, days out and much more via ‘My Rewards’ Criminal Records Checks are funded by Sanctuary Care. We hope you feel you could be our next team member. If you’d like to know more about the role before you apply, please call us for a chat on 01322 33 1985 and quote Ref: 64943 Closing date: 13 March 2020 We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early. Building Equality and Diversity We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for. Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

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