Location: Hengist Field Care Home, Sittingbourne, Kent
Contracted hours: 36 hours (to include every other weekend working)
Rate of pay: £13 per hour

At Nellsar, dining is a very important part of our offering, and our Dining Assistants play a crucial part in helping us to deliver a high standard of service for those in our care. This important and hands-on role requires an enthusiastic and motivated individual to assist our residents at mealtimes and ensure they enjoy a high-quality, comfortable dining experience.

As a Dining Assistant, you will enjoy being part of an exceptionally supportive team, welcoming you into providing outstanding physical, emotional, and social assistance to the people living at Hengist Field Care Home.

The perfect role for you
Being a caring heart, with a passion for making people happy, you will thrive on bringing a smile on our residents’ face, whilst supporting their physical and mental wellbeing. Being a kind, compassionate person who respects people’s personal choice, dignity and privacy, we would be honoured to welcome you in our team.

Nellsar is committed to developing and training our staff to ensure high quality care is provided to our residents and the successful candidate will receive on-going training and development with opportunities for progression within the Company, including apprenticeships for new and existing staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist with Meal Service: Support the Catering Team in serving meals to residents, ensuring all food is presented attractively and served promptly.
• Adhere to Food Hygiene Standards: Follow all food hygiene and safety regulations, including the Food Safety Act 1990 and current best practices, to maintain a clean and safe dining environment.
• Modify Diets as Needed: Ensure the staff serve meals according to residents’ individual dietary requirements, including texture-modified diets, allergies, and medical or cultural preferences, as directed by care plans or clinical staff.
• Respect Dietary Preferences: Liaise with residents, care staff, and families to understand and accommodate personal food choices, ensuring a person-centred approach to dining.
• Refreshments and Hydration: Prepare and offer refreshments and maintain a well-stocked hydration station, encouraging residents to stay hydrated throughout the day.
• Tea Service: Prepare the tea trolley and assist residents during tea rounds, providing support as needed to ensure a positive dining experience.
• Communication: Interact with residents, visitors, and colleagues in a friendly, respectful, and professional manner at all times.
• Maintain Cleanliness: Ensure the dining area, kitchen, and equipment are kept clean and tidy, following cleaning schedules and infection prevention protocols.

What we offer in return to your dedication

• Competitive pay and paid training hours
• Enhanced pay rate for Bank Holidays
• ‘Refer a Friend’ payments of up to £1000
• Enhanced DBS paid for by the company
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Access to funded qualifications via the apprenticeship programme
• Working in a supportive team
• The opportunity to help your team develop
• Free 24-hour access to confidential employee support helpline
• Nellsar work uniforms

For more information on the role and to see the job description and person specification, please visit the Nellsar recruitment site. To find out more about this role, please contact Hengist Field Care Home on 01795 470272.

Why Choose Us?
Nellsar has been a family-run Company since 1988 and we provide exceptional care for residents across our group of 13 Care Homes in Kent, Surrey, and Essex. We consistently strive to achieve the highest standards of professional and person-centred care, and we achieve this by promoting the wellbeing and development of our team members.

It’s our mission at Nellsar to ensure that people live life to the full.

• We are passionate about making every day count and bringing colour and laughter to the people living in our home, their visitors and the team supporting them.
• You will be an important member of the Hengist Field family, who will support you to reach your goals and feel accomplished by enhancing other people’s quality of life.

Nellsar is an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to creating a work environment that embraces and celebrates individual differences.