Kitchen Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group; Braintree; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare company is seeking a compassionate Kitchen Assistant to join their award-winning team. You will support food preparation and maintain high hygiene standards in a caring environment for residents. The role requires a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and the ability to work efficiently under pressure. Join us in creating meaningful lives together in beautiful retirement villages.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Retail discounts

Apprenticeships available

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations.
• Able to sustain physical effort and manage a demanding workload.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

Responsibilities

• Support catering in food preparation and maintaining hygiene.
• Contribute to team working and respond to work instructions.
• Advise on supply and quality of kitchen items.
• Respect residents' dignity and individuality.

Skills

Food Hygiene

Health and Safety knowledge

Team working

Caring attitude

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Package Description:

Shift Details: Monday to Friday 5 pm-9 pm

At The Hawthorns we believe in supporting those who support our residents; we recognise and celebrate our hard‑working colleagues, champion your career development and offer a range of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.

We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award‑winning team as Kitchen Assistant.

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.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Understanding the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen are 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.

ABOUT YOU

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 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 for team working.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

ABOUT THE HAWTHORNS

The Hawthorns is a unique retirement model that offers retirement properties to rent for couples or individuals who seek a rich, independent lifestyle, at beautiful locations across the country. The Hawthorns retirement villages are vibrant and companionable places; we eat together, we have fun together, and we live together. Our vision of ‘creating meaningful lives together’ is reached by the exceptional service and experience we proudly offer throughout our portfolio of four luxurious retirement homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & CONDITIONS

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

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.