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Catering Assistant (15652)

This is an occasional hours contract to cover staff absences and there are no guaranteed weekly hours.

Bradbury House based in Durham, is a nursing facility catering to 24 individuals with a diverse range of complex physical disabilities and sensory impairments.

A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Are you passionate about providing interesting, varied and well-presented meals?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

About the role

We have a vacancy for a Catering Assistant to join our great team. Supporting the Cook within our busy care home, you will assist in the delivery of food and beverage, providing menu’s that are healthy, nutritionally balanced, meeting any specific dietary requirements.

You will support our customers at mealtimes, ensuring that exceptional levels of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.

We love a celebration, so helping us during a range of events throughout the year is a brilliant part of this role!

Please see the job description (link below) for more details.

To be successful in this role you will have:

Food preparation experience and an understanding of safe and correct food hygiene/handling procedures.
Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or be willing to work towards.
Flexibility to work in accordance with rostered hours.

Your benefits and rewards

As well as competitive pay, we offer a wide range of employee rewards such as Wagestream, the option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day, free Blue Light card with discounts for high street retailers, eating out and fun family days. There is also a free DBS check, generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, excellent training programmes relevant to your role and so much more!

We are amongst the highest rated providers of care and supported living services in the UK, with 87% of our services rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by regulators.

If you have any questions or further enquiries, please contact Lisa Jacob on 01388 768380

*We are currently under consultation proposing a change to the enhancement rates paid. If the proposal is accepted, from 1 December 2025 new enhancement rates of £1.00 per hour will only apply to night working (8pm Monday to 7am Friday) and weekend working (8pm Friday – 7am Monday). This does not apply to Sleep-ins

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *

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