Clarecare: Kitchen Assistant @ Weekends
Clarecare is a professional social enterprise with charitable status, providing a range of people centred social services to individuals and families in County Clare for over 50 years. Current services provided include Family Support, Elderly Care Services, Counselling and Bushypark Residential Addiction Treatment Centre. Clarecare’s headquarters are based in Ennis with local offices in Bushypark, Shannon, Kilrush, Killaloe and Ennistymon. Further information is available on www.clarecare.ie www.bushypark.ie
Clarecare is supported by a partnership with TUSLA, Health Service Executive, other Government Departments, by charitable funding and by the Diocese of Killaloe.
Kitchen Assistant @ Weekends
(Sat/Sun & Public Holidays - 4 Hours Per Day)
Part-time Permanent Role
DESCRIPTION OF ROLE: Working with the Bushypark Chef and Centre Manager to ensure that meals are prepared and served in line with HACCP requirements while supporting the residents within the residential service
BUSHYPARK OBJECTIVES: To support with the provision of lunch/tea to the residents of Bushypark in conjunction with the current chef in the hours outlined above
JOB RELATIONS: The part-time Kitchen Assistant will report to the Manager of Bushypark and will work closely with the Chef and all other Bushypark staff members.
JOB LOCATION: The part-time position offered is currently based at Bushypark Treatment Centre, but location may change based on operational requirements
DAYS/HOURS OF WORK: 8 hours per week i.e. Saturday from 11am – 3pm and Sunday from 11am to 3pm. In addition, you will also be required to work Public Holidays from 11am – 3pm and also cover for the current Chef’s yearly annual leave arrangements (Chef works Mon-Fri – annual leave arrangements are 31 days).
ANNUAL LEAVE: The pro-rated annual leave allocation for this position is 8% of the hours worked.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- To report to the Deputy Manager at Bushypark or designate.
- Follow tasks/instructions given by the Chef at Bushypark or Deputy Manager or designate regarding the preparation and serving of food and to comply with HACCP regulations.
- To adhere to Clarecare policies and procedures in relation to your work in Clarecare
- Ability to maintain the principles of confidentiality in all areas of work
- To maintain paperwork in accordance with Clarecare standards in order to ensure that excellent record keeping practices are upheld within the Bushypark centre and in line with HACCP requirements
- To maintain professional boundaries in all areas of work with clients, staff, volunteers and external suppliers/visitors to the service
- To perform other duties as appropriate to the role as may be assigned to you by your line manager or designate.
- Attend all mandatory training as required by Clarecare in relation to your role
- Attend staff meetings as required
Please see Job Description attached below.
To apply:
Closing date: Friday, 2nd May 2025