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ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents and enhance their hospitality experience. ABOUT YOU When you join us as a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach, and flexible when it comes to your work patterns. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful. REWARDS PACKAGE As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take catering seriously and even run a fiercely-contested annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. If you do well in this role it could lead to a permanent one. As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary. If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Executive Assistant to CEO Location: Colchester / Chelmsford A12 Corridor (Hybrid options available) Salary: £50,000 per annum Contract: Full-Time, Permanent Illuminate are working with a fast-paced, ideas-led SME that’s looking for a proactive, emotionally intelligent Executive Assistant to support their CEO and senior leadership team. This is a high-trust, high-impact role at the heart of a business that thrives on bold thinking, collaboration, and operational excellence. If you’re someone who loves variety, knows how to keep things moving behind the scenes, and brings calm to chaos—this could be your next big move. 🔹 What You’ll Be Doing • Providing high-level executive support across scheduling, meetings, and communications, • Acting as a gatekeeper and liaison between internal teams and external partners, • Preparing board-level documents, presentations, and meeting follow-ups, • Coordinating travel, events, and logistics with precision, • Supporting project tracking, deadline management, and company-wide initiatives, • Handling confidential information with discretion and professionalism, • Assisting with light-touch HR and finance admin (onboarding, expenses, etc.), • Overseeing minor office management duties to keep day-to-day operations smooth 🔹 What You’ll Bring • Proven experience as a PA or EA in a creative, consultancy, or fast-growth setting, • Exceptional organisational skills and a calm approach to shifting priorities, • Strong communication skills with emotional intelligence and diplomacy, • Confidence using tools like Google Workspace, Slack, and project management platforms, • A proactive mindset—able to anticipate needs and solve problems independently, • Comfort with occasional office coordination and team logistics, • Based in the Colchester / Chelmsford corridor with flexibility for hybrid working and occasional travel 🔹 Why This Role Stands Out • Direct exposure to senior decision-making and strategic growth, • A collaborative, creative culture that values autonomy and excellence, • The chance to shape and streamline executive operations during an exciting phase, • Competitive salary and flexible working options If you’re a sharp, solutions-focused PA who thrives in busy commercial environments, I’d love to hear from you.

An Assistant Manager in our Colchester store will use a variety of leadership skills to drive sales, achieve KPIs and ultimately maximise store performance. They’ll have a track record of demonstrating clear leadership to develop a passionate and dedicated high-performing team who will provide world-class luxury shopping experiences to our clients in our fabulous store. They Assistant Manager will be responsible for supporting the Store Manager to plan and direct the day-to-day operational and commercial activity in their store while adhering to all company standards, policies, and procedures. If you have 3 years’ experience at assistant management level in a busy and competitive retail environment along with the ability to achieve results and deliver excellent performance whilst balancing the needs and wellbeing of your team, we have the role for you! ABOUT YOU • Passionate about inspiring and motivating the team to deliver outstanding experiences to our clients, • Fascinated by our products and have a love for all things jewellery, diamonds, and watches, • A great communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and a genuine interest in interacting with others, • Open minded and proactively looks for solutions, • Self-motivated and driven to achieve great results, • Calm and approachable even under pressure, • Demonstrate professionalism at all times, • Take ownership in everything you do WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING Managing sales and service • Lead by example to inspire and motivate the team to provide world-class shopping experiences for our clients, • Challenge and motivate the team to consistently achieve personal and store sales targets, • Implement visual merchandising to ensure displays are attractive and commercial, • Commercial and entrepreneurial spirit to maximise sales opportunities and drive business performance Managing the operation • Consistently implement all processes, practices, and procedures to operate the store effectively, • Take responsibility for staff scheduling, stock management, store administration, health and safety and security, • Fully understand all systems processes to operate a store effectively Managing people • Role model our core values (passion, teamwork, respect and trust, positivity, love learning) to influence the store culture, • Attract and recruit the best people for your store team, • Create an atmosphere where guiding and motivating the team to success is at the core of everything you do, • Train, develop and give feedback to the team to help them to become the best that they can be, • Spot talent and develop and support future succession planning through training and development, • Proactively manage team performance WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU When you join Fraser Hart, we’ll give you everything you need to get off to a great start; an excellent 12-week management induction training programme and other development opportunities during your first few months. We value our teams for always going the extra mile and reward this with great benefits, including: • Commission scheme based on sales performance, • A generous discount scheme for you, your family, and friends, • 20 days holidays rising to 25 after 7 years’ service, • Pension Scheme, • Uniform allowance, • Refer a candidate scheme, • Mental health, wellbeing and legal support from our expert health and wellbeing partners Health Assured, • Bike to work scheme, • A Volunteer Day with a charity of your choice, • Social events and activities throughout the year through our Time for Recognition & Wellness programme Fraser Hart is an equal opportunities employer

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