Catering Assistant

Job Description

At Sanctuary Care, we believe in providing high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. We carefully choose our staff for their kindness and compassionate nature, and aim to care, nurture and enrich the lives of all in our ‘family’ – staff, residents and families alike.

Catering Assistant

Location: Forefaulds, East Kilbride – Blackbraes Road, G74 3JY

Pay: £12.71 per hour

Work life balance: Join a friendly kitchen team without long hours or split shifts.

Your role

• Support the catering team with basic food preparation and meal service
• Present and serve meals to a high standard for residents
• Follow food hygiene and safety standards at all times
• Keep kitchen and dining areas clean, safe and welcoming
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support residents’ daily experience
• Demonstrate a caring, enthusiastic approach with a genuine interest in older people
• Show good teamwork skills and a willingness to support colleagues
• Understand safe food handling and cleaning practices
• Have previous catering experience and a food hygiene certificate, or be willing to work towards one
• Communicate clearly and adapt flexibly to changing demands

Your rewards

We offer more than the basics: 28 days’ annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays), occupational sick pay linked to length of service, and a contributory pension. Additional benefits include:

• CQC/CI inspection bonus
• Health and wellbeing support – including Aviva Digicare+ with virtual GP appointments and an Employee Assistance Programme offering medical, financial and legal advice, and short term counselling
• Company paid life insurance
• Parental leave arrangements and an annual leave purchase scheme
• Company funded training and ongoing career development, including our Team Leader Development Programme
• Flexible working options and an inclusive culture supported by staff networks (PRISM, Disability, Race Equality and Parent networks)
• Exclusive retail discounts, Cycle to Work, and salary sacrifice arrangements

Some rewards are subject to a qualifying period or other criteria – visit our website for more information.

Ready to start an inspiring career journey with us?

Apply today and join us in leading the way in care. Curious about what it’s like to work with us? Discover our values, culture and real stories from our teams at or follow us on socials.

Before you apply

• We can only accept applications from individuals with the right to work in the UK.
• All roles require safeguarding and pre employment checks, including criminal records and overseas police checks if needed.
• Internal candidates should apply via their internal careers account.
• We may close this advert early, so please apply as soon as possible.

Inclusion is one of our core values. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process in line with our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
A PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme) check in respect of protected adults will be necessary in the event of a successful application, which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.