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Our mission at Response is to enable people of all ages to live a more fulfilled life by providing excellent mental health services, housing, and supported living. Do you have the desire to empower and promote independence and an interest in mental health? Supported Housing Catering Assistant - £25,325 - £27,378 per annum pro rata to £17,795 - £19,238 (Salaries vary depending on experiences) Hours – 26 hours per week (Flexible Working Pattern – Alternate Weekends and Occasional Bank Holidays) Service – Rowan House, Littlemore, Oxford What You’ll Be Doing: Response is looking for an enthusiastic, friendly and approachable person to join the Rowan House team. Rowan House is home to 25 residents with acute mental health needs. Our roles offer employees variety where every day is different whilst also giving a great sense of pride seeing the positive impact you can have on others. Our clients are with Response to gain skills in living independently, while also focussing on improving their mental health. Responses aim is to enhance “co-production working” between staff and residents so we work together to develop Responses activities and services. Our clients really appreciate the passion from our Staff too: “The staff are caring, kind, compassionate and understanding. They support me and care for me and are first class. I am happier now than I have been in years.” Client in Adult Services. We want you to support us to support our clients in looking after their physical health and wellbeing through diet and nutrition.
Job Responsibility:
Provide staple meals for residents
Work with the support team to engage with residents around their physical health and wellbeing of diet and nutrition
Oversee the daily running of the in-house catering provided by Apetito including heating and serving of Apetito meals on a daily basis
Oversee the daily preparation of lunch and supper meals including meals not provided by Apetito on a daily basis
Ensure the residents have a person-centred approach with regards to their meal choices and that their dietary needs are taken into consideration when planning menus
Assist management with the menu planning and ordering process for food deliveries
Keep a clean and tidy work environment to comply with food and hygiene safety regulations
Support residents who wish to volunteer kitchen duties in accordance with their care plans, risk assessments and food safety guidance
Requirements:
Build relationships and be friendly, compassionate, respectful, patient and empathetic towards others
Basic Food Hygiene knowledge. Willingness to work towards Level 2 if not already obtained
Care for others and support them in challenging times
Work calmly and methodically, with organisational, written and verbal skills
Have respect for difference and diversity
Use IT, with a basic knowledge of Word and Outlook
What we offer:
25 days annual leave pro rata and standard bank and public holidays
Blue Light card and other discounted shopping
Employee Assistant Plan - with access to free counselling
Cycle to Work Scheme
Enhanced family friendly leave
Professional qualification sponsorship and study leave
£500 refer a friend bonus scheme
Optional health cash care plan with money off prescriptions and treatments
Wellbeing hub and mental wellbeing support app – approved by NHS
Free flu jabs
Free DBS application
Training and confidence to use core therapeutic talk therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-based Trauma Informed Care and Mutual Aid