Apprentice Catering Assistant

Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Inspiro Learning Limited Apprentice Catering Assistant

Vacancy ID

13468

Employer Site

Jordanstown care home

City/Town

Newtownabbey

County

Antrim

Region

Northern Ireland

Recruitment advisor

Michael Hand

Recruiter contact number

[phone removed]

Recruiter email address

[email removed]

Weekly wage

£320.5

Hourly wage

£12.82

Working Week

25 Hours a week in between the hours of Mon- Sun 8am - 6.30pm

Programme type

Apprenticeship

Programme duration

12 months

Programme name

Framework - Level 2 Kitchen Services

Anticipated start date

10 September 2026

Vacancy closing date

30 August 2026

Employer description

Beaumont Care Homes Ltd runs 28 care homes across NI.

Job description

Main Purpose Of The Role

The post holder is part of a team whose aim is to promote the general wellbeing of residents by providing a high quality catering and nutrition service.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

1. To assist in the preparation of food and beverages to residents, visitors and others.
2. To support colleagues in the serving of meals, snacks and beverages to residents, visitors and others.
3. Maintain a high standard of presentation in the dining and kitchen areas by setting and clearing of tables, restocking fridges and store cupboards.
4. Regularly engage with, and seek feedback from, residents, relatives, visitors and colleagues in order to continually improve the residents' quality of life and level of service provided.
5. To display appropriate menu choices of the day and update as required.
6. To wash and dry kitchen pots/utensils, crockery and cutlery and ensure safe and proper storage.
7. To clean the kitchen area including floor, cookers, and satellite kitchens, in accordance with the cleaning schedule.
8. To assist in ensuring a high level of health and safety, cleanliness, food hygiene and safe working practices are followed to meet environmental food safety standards.
9. To report any problems to the Chef, Assistant Chef or Home Manager.
10. Assist in stock taking, stock rotation and storage of stock, including checking and receiving deliveries.
11. To ensure all machines and equipment are in good working order and report any faults immediately to the Chef, Assistant Chef, Home Manager and maintenance Person. If any machine is felt to be dangerous, to withdraw it from service immediately and ensure safe storage when not in use.
12. To ensure the Kitchen environment is kept clean, tidy and free from hazards.

General Responsibilities
• To be responsible for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others whilst at work, including colleagues, residents and visitors to the Home and for alerting the officers responsible to any hazards or potential risks to health and safety.
• To be fully conversant with the Beaumont policies relating to Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Whistleblowing.
• To ensure compliance with the Beaumont Information Governance Policy, maintaining an appropriate level of confidentiality around issues that may be personal or commercially sensitive.
• Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships both with colleagues, residents, visitors and other health professionals and agencies.
• To act as an ambassador for the Beaumont company Vision and Values.
• To promote equality and diversity at all times and across all work activities.
• To adhere to Beaumont policies and procedures.
• Attend mandatory training days / courses, on or off site, as and when required
• To undertake any other duties and accountabilities which would be lawful, reasonable and appropriate to the role.

As an Apprentice you will be included on a Hospitality Qualification. Your Qualification will be delivered by Inspiro Learning who will support your learning and development throughout your Apprenticeship. This will involve an assessor coming to visit you on a regular basis to deliver the training and guide you through your Apprenticeship.

To become an apprentice, you must:

• be 16 or over
• not already be in full-time education

As an apprentice you will:

• Complete a qualification in Hospitality and Catering
• Have regular one to one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace
• Learn and train for a specific job
• Get paid and receive holiday leave
• Get hands-on experience in a real job
• Study for 6 hours a week
• complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship
• Be on a career path with lots of future potential
• Be entitled to a TOTUM membership, find out more here

For more information about Inspiro Learning's apprenticeship delivery and what it entails please to watch a short video

Future Prospects

Ongoing training and development and the opportunity for the right candidate, if keen, to progress to assistant cook

Skills required
• Team Working (Kitchen)
• Stock Rotation
• Cooking
• Baking
• Stock Takes
• Competent in writing, reading and comprehension
• Special dietary meals
• Altered textured diets
• Meeting deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills
• Equipment Handling
Able to read and write to be able to complete records, speak to residents and generally follow instruction but also recognise risks, especially in the kitchen

Qualifications required

None Required

Personal qualities
• Presentation
• Continuous Personal Development
• Coordination
• The ability to Multi task
• Reliable
• Responds well to pressure
• The Ability to work without direct supervision
• Caring Attitude
• Committed to Quality
• Quickly acts on feedback
• Honest
• Hard working

Things to consider

You cannot be a student and apply for this role as you cannot be funded to do an apprenticeship when in any other education that is funded

The role will be based in the kitchen but will also be dealing with residents to serve on a daily basis

Company Vision
To improve the lives of our residents and the communities we serve by consistently delivering special resident experiences and to be the best place to work in the care sector

This vacancy may close early if the right candidate is found and you may be asked to be interviewed before the date provided so please apply asap

Application instructions

To continue please click apply to fill in a brief application form. Once applied your details will go through an initial screening process to ascertain suitability. If suitable you will be called by an Apprenticeship Recruitment Advisor to discuss the vacancy further and to check your eligibility for an apprenticeship. If you are eligible/suitable your details will then be passed on to the employer .