Careers

About The Role

Yorkare Homes is an award winning care home provider based in East Yorkshire.

As a family owned company, with over 30 years experience operating care homes, we aim to provide the highest quality care in luxury environments.

This is reflected by our numerous Outstanding ratings from CQC (which puts us in the top 2% in the country) and the 3 Best New Care Home in the UK awards we received at the prestigious Pinders Healthcare Design Awards in London.

Haxby Hall has been developed into a state of the art luxury care home.

The Home, in the heart of Haxby, provides both residential and dementia care for up to 63 residents.

It is on a 1.4 acre site allowing for large gardens, allotments and a bowls green.

Facilities include an in-house bar, a hair and beauty salon, terraces on each floor, a cinema and a sweet shop. These are used daily in our varied activities programme.

To build our kitchen team we are currently recruiting for a Kitchen / Servery Assistant 

(This would include some weekend work)

It is essential that all our staff are;

Flexible, caring and compassionate.
Positive, self-motivated and organised.
Willing to undertake any training necessary to develop skills and competency relevant to the role.
Sensitive to the needs of others.
An active team player and must be able to work on own initiative.
Possess good communication skills with colleagues, residents and visitors.

Overview of Job Description:

• Kitchen Duties: Under the direction of the Chef to assist in kitchen tasks connected with the preparation, cooking, presentation and serving of meals and beverages whilst ensuring the highest quality of service as required by the residents and Management of the home
• To ensure that a good standard of hygiene and cleanliness be maintained throughout the kitchen and dining area, as set by the Health and Hygiene Authorities and the Management of the home.
• To carry out general kitchen and dining room duties, such as setting tables, washing up and serving meals to residents.
• To report and record in an appropriate manner any information to be considered important.
• Servery duties including basic meal preparation (Toast/Porridge/Eggs/Sandwiches etc) serving meals, tidying and cleaning tables etc
• May include at times taking meals to Residents rooms and tidying away once finished.
• May be required to carry out the Tea round – taking the tea/coffee trolley around the floor room to room asking residents what they would like

Person Specification:

Food Hygiene and Safety qualified
Good understanding of HACCP
Experience of a Care Home environment desirable.

A warm, approachable manner and an understanding that the residents’ wellbeing is the top priority.

In return the company will offer you:

Competitive rates of pay
Great work-life balance; working days with alternate weekends
Free Uniform
Fully comprehensive training and development support from our in-house trainer
Career Progression

Free enhanced DBS check*

Staff recognition awards
Rewards App
Health Scheme
Working with a fantastic team of friendly, supportive, like-minded individuals

If you are driven by quality and looking to work with in a friendly, outstanding and progressive environment – apply today.

Yorkare Homes is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer

* Fee will be recouped should you leave within your probation period.