Compassionate Kitchen Assistant - Food Prep & Resident Care

Avery Healthcare Group; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

At Avery Healthcare Group, we are looking for a warm, enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our award-winning team at South Lodge Care Home in Leicester. This part-time role supports the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for safe meal production and resident service.

Expect responsibilities in safe food handling, teamwork, and careful ordering of supplies, while respecting residents’ dignity and ensuring high hygiene standards.

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrates high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be an efficient worker, capable of a high level of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
• Demonstrate initiative and display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

Responsibilities

• Understanding the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene.
• Contributing fully to team working, responding positively to colleagues, and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly.
• Advising on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Acting accordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.

Skills

Caring attitude

Teamwork

Efficient worker

Flexible

Positive attitude

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

At Avery Healthcare Group, we are looking for a warm, enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our award-winning team at South Lodge Care Home in Leicester. This part-time role supports the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for safe meal production and resident service.

Expect responsibilities in safe food handling, teamwork, and careful ordering of supplies, while respecting residents’ dignity and ensuring high hygiene standards.