Kitchen Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to support food preparation and maintain hygiene standards in a luxurious elderly care home. Join a compassionate team committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents while enjoying opportunities for career growth and development.

Qualifications

• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques.
• Be efficient, capable of sustained physical effort, and respond to a demanding workload.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

Responsibilities

• Support the catering function in food preparation.
• Maintain a clean environment for food safety.
• Understand safe food handling principles.
• Communicate and cooperate with team members positively.

Skills

Food Hygiene

Health and Safety knowledge

Teamwork

Caring attitude

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members alike. As a Kitchen Assistant, you will support the catering function, ensuring a high-quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents.

Responsibilities

Job responsibilities and duties:

• Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is to support the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents.
• Understand the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen meet high standards of hygiene.
• Contribute fully to team working, respond positively to colleagues, and action all reasonable work instructions promptly.
• Advise on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Act towards residents and their visitors with respect for the dignity and individuality of each resident.

About Avery

Avery is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with over 100 homes across the country. We are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and employees, offering a supportive and inspiring environment where everyone feels valued and empowered.

About the role

Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is to support the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents.

Shift Details - Day Shifts

We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Kitchen Assistant. You will be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. Join a close-knit team that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

About you / Qualifications

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Our ideal candidate must:

• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Have 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 teamwork.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

Additional requirements

Role contingencies - This role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Please note this advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Efficient worker capable of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
• Caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.