Kitchen Assistant

Athena Care Homes; Brighton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Brighton seeks a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to support the Head Chef in delivering top-notch food services for residents. Responsibilities include assisting with meal service, ensuring cleanliness, and engaging residents meaningfully. Ideal candidates will have kitchen experience, strong communication skills, and attention to detail. The position offers competitive pay, a comprehensive induction, and 28 days of holiday per year, making it an attractive opportunity in the care sector.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Competitive salary

28 days holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment or catering background is preferred but not essential.
• Excellent communication skills and high attention to detail required.
• Computer literacy expected.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef to ensure high-quality catering services.
• Assist with meal service and maintain a clean dining area.
• Engage with residents in conversation and meaningful activities.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Reliability

Basic Microsoft Office skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant at Goodwins Hall Care Home, you will be responsible for supporting the Head Chef to provide a high-quality food service within the home, ensuring that high standards are achieved to meet the needs of the residents.

About Goodwins Hall Care Home

Nestled in a quiet area at the bottom of Goodwins Road, our 76-bedroom care home is known for its beautiful fountain centrepiece at the entrance.

Our sought‑after care home provides a variety of high‑quality care, whilst boasting a full activities schedule and amazing facilities. Our team at Goodwins Hall are dedicated, committed and caring and constantly strive to ensure all of our residents lead happy and fulfilling lives.

About the role

Reporting to the Head Chef, the Kitchen Assistant will work to ensure the catering services and dining experiences are of the highest standard and quality for our residents – this includes the maintenance of public areas, such as the café area, and providing refreshments for our residents and their guests.

Salary

£12.21 per hour.

Shift Pattern

30 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location

Goodwins Road, King's Lynn, England, PE30 5PD.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef to ensure the catering services and residential dining experience is of the highest standard and quality.
• Assist the Head Chef with meal service to the residents, ensuring the meals cater for the resident’s dietary requirements and the areas are clean and stocked appropriately.
• Actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
• Ensure Health & Safety within the services team, residents and visitors meet the requirements of the Food Safety Manual and Health and Safety Manual.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• Experience of working within a kitchen environment, or having a catering background, ideally within a care environment but this is not essential.
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is desirable.
• Reliable with excellent communication skills, and high attention to detail.
• Computer literate, with the ability to use basic Microsoft Office applications.

What we can offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.