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Waiter/Waitress
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Serves as a waiter/waitress in a care home, delivering meals from the kitchen to residents during dining events, ensuring a friendly, efficient, and hygienic service while supporting the catering team.
About this role
Waiter / Waitress
From £13.09 up to £15.41 per hour
**At Colten Care we are proud to offer career development opportunities, and a range of pay enhancements across our roles. Contact us to find out more**
30 hours per week, including alternate weekends (Includes paid breaks)
Introduction
We’re looking for a friendly and outgoing waiter/waitress to join our team and become a valued part of day-to-day life in our home, Canford Chase in Poole, Dorset.
You'll take pride in providing a personal, friendly and efficient service at each dining event. You’ll lead our residents through a unique and exciting food journey, building lasting relationships along the way.
You'll support the chef by delivering their tasty delights from the nutritious daily menu using fresh local produce and ingredients, helping make a meaningful difference to the health and well-being of our residents each and every day.
We always look to inspire, develop and motivate our staff through a successful succession plan. Our catering roles are wide and varied, and there are many other exciting roles within the home that play an important part of day-to-day life for our residents, so who knows where this exciting journey may lead?
If a career in care is for you and you want to be part of something special, we’d love you to apply. A member of our dedicated recruitment team will then be in touch to discuss the positions available and help identify those that best suit your work/life balance and location.
About you
You're a team player with an enthusiasm for what you do and a can-do attitude. You'll have a genuine passion for creating an exceptional resident dining experience, with attention to detail and a sense of fun.
As part of the catering team, you’ll aspire to the highest standards, showing great teamwork to ensure that all regulations for food health and hygiene are adhered to at all times.
About Colten Care
We’re an award-winning, family-owned, independent care home group, with an outstanding reputation in the industry. This is due to our amazing people and our focus on keeping the resident at the heart of everything we do.
We strive to be the best we can hence why all 21 of our nursing homes are rated at least good and 7 are outstanding by the CQC, our national regulator.
If a career in elderly care is for you then you want to be part of the team at Colten Care.
Benefits
Paid breaks (hourly rate)
Uniform provided
Excellent inductions, training and ‘on the job’ support
Real career progression opportunities
Annual pay review
Additional hours / overtime opportunities to suit your circumstances.
Choice of hot or cold meals and drinks on duty
Contributory pension scheme
Background checks at no cost to you
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