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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 FULL_TIME

Kitchen Assistant

Salary Range
£10 - £10
£1 - £1 / mo

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Location Base
Church Stretton, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Job Title:
Kitchen Assistant

Salary:
£10.42 per hour

Location:
The Sandford Care Home, Church Stretton, Shropshire

Hours:
28 hours per week

Are you looking for a permanent opportunity, starting immediately?

Can you help us to put the PLUS in Care Plus?

As one of the largest care providers in the area, Care Plus is part of Housing Plus Group, a leading not for profit employer with more than 900 employees providing excellent training and opportunities for personal development.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Kitchen Assistant to join our successful Care Plus team at the Sandford Care Home in Church Stretton to assist with the preparation of meals for our residents, ensuring the service delivered promotes the independence, dignity, rights and choices of the people we work with.

As part of our Care Plus team, we want you to have:

  • Food Safety level one or be willing to undertake
  • Experience of working with older people
  • Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work schedule

An enhanced DBS check will be required for this position If this sounds like you, please apply, stating which position you are interested in Benefits package:

  • The option to join our contributory pension scheme
  • 5.6 weeks paid holiday in each holiday year calculated on a pro rata basis (this includes bank holidays)
  • Attractive career progression opportunities
  • Funded DBS
  • A comprehensive induction programme and excellent learning opportunities; with mandatory and specialist training available
  • Access to a dedicated Employee Healthcare Portal
  • Eye care vouchers
  • A cycle to work scheme
  • Free annual flu vaccinations
  • Long service and retirement awards

We’re looking for dedicated professional to bring our values to life and ensure our customers receive outstanding services. If you want to be part of an organisation that’s determined to make a positive difference to homes, lives and communities, if you want to be proud of what you do, if you are looking for job security and a great career, join Care Plus, a Housing Plus Group company. As one of the largest providers of affordable homes and care in the area, employing almost 1,000 people, Housing Plus Group offers rewarding roles with excellent training and career development pathways delivering services that customers can trust across Staffordshire and Shropshire. Housing Plus Group companies include Care Plus, Property Plus and Severn Homes.

Please note, we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. Don’t delay – apply today to avoid disappointment. If you have not received an update within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Closing date: 23 May 2023 Interviews will take place throughout the advert

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 28 per week

Salary: £10.42 per hour

Benefits:

  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free flu jabs
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay
  • Store discount
  • Wellness programme

Schedule:

  • Day shift

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: REF00785

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Corridor Intelligence

Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General

Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Kitchen Assistant roles across Housing Plus Group's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £10 - £10 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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