Kitchen Assistant

NHS; Broomfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to support food preparation and maintain high hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, possess knowledge of Health and Safety, and demonstrate initiative while caring for residents. This role involves teamwork, meeting a demanding workload, and ensuring all food handling complies with safety standards.

Qualifications

• High standards of personal hygiene required.
• Effective communication and interaction with residents.
• Physical stamina to handle demanding workload.

Responsibilities

• Support food preparation maintaining hygiene standards.
• Contribute to the team and respond to instructions.
• Advise on supply quality and timely ordering.
• Respect dignity of residents in interactions.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Efficient worker

Team working

Caring attitude

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, and are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award‑winning team as a Kitchen Assistant.

Main duties of the job

As a Kitchen Assistant, your focus will be to support the catering function in food preparation and maintain a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high‑quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents. Other responsibilities include understanding the principles of safe food handling, contributing to team working, advising on the supply and quality of items, and acting with respect and compassion towards the residents.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They are committed to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered, and where residents can enjoy their later years to the fullest.

Responsibilities

• 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 timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Acting accordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.

Shift pattern details

Monday‑Sunday

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

Required graduate or experience

Please note this role will require a DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Benefits and culture

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike.

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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