Catering Assistant

Anchor; Banstead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Banstead is looking for a Catering Assistant to help prepare and serve nutritious meals. This role involves ensuring health and safety standards are maintained and supporting a friendly team. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational skills, previous kitchen experience, and a willingness to learn. Join us to make a difference in our residents' lives while enjoying a rewarding work environment with opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts

Mental health support

Flexible working options

Pension plan

Career progression opportunities

Rewards for staff going the extra mile

Qualifications

• Willingness to obtain Level 2 Food Safety Certificate.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH procedures.
• Previous experience in a catering or kitchen environment.
• Experience working with older people is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation and service of nutritious meals.
• Ensure health, safety, and hygiene standards are followed.
• Minimise waste and use kitchen equipment safely.
• Support the catering team and communicate issues promptly.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Team player

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Education

Level 2 Food Safety Certificate

Job description

Looking for a role where you can make a real difference while being part of a supportive, friendly team? At XXXXX, we’re proud to deliver high-quality meals that make our residents’ days brighter — and we’re looking for a Catering Assistant who shares our passion for great food and great people.

This is more than just a job in the kitchen. It’s a chance to work in a positive environment where your attention to detail, teamwork, and care for others really matter.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assisting with the preparation and service of nutritious, well‑presented meals.
• Ensuring all health, safety, and hygiene standards are followed to the Wishes level.
• Helping minimise waste and using kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
• Supporting the catering team and communicating any issues promptly.

What You’ll Bring

• Level 2 Food Safety Certificate (or willingness to obtain one).
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH procedures.
• Previous experience in a catering or kitchen environment.
• Experience working with olderжди people (ideal, but not essential).

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise when things get busy.
• Calm, professional, and able to workQuest under pressure.
• A true team player who’s also confident working independently.
• Reliable, adaptable, and committed to delivering high standards every day.

We believe in creating an environment where you can grow, feel valued, and take pride in what you do.

If that sounds like your kind of workplace, we’d love to hear from you. Click apply today.

Please note: Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK.

Ridgemount in Banstead is home to well‑trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 66 residents. At Anchor, we pride ourselves in providing 24‑hour care and specialised services for elderly people, the beauty of our grounds, the quality of our catering and our engaging activities we deliver.

• Ridgemount is located just 2 min walking distance from Banstead Town Centre where bus stops are located. Area is nice and quiet. We have on‑site parking where staff can park their cars as well.
• We support our colleagues with a process that includes arranging regular and frequent meetings to review their work and to provide development and support along their way climbing up that ladder to better themselves. Staff recognition is important in Ridgemount & rewarded each month for staff members going that extra mile in the workplace with employee of the month schemes.
• We have been awarded Anchor Inspires Award. Staff and Residents have worked together by planning and then implementing the changes to the environment.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not‑for‑profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not‑for‑profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

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From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• 午夜福利 personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated.

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is pride to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity نشر concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud轮 pledge schemes.