Kitchen Assistant

Athenacarehomes; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 1,791,000 - 2,066,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully comprehensive induction

Competitive salary + bank holiday upl

28 days holiday per year

Blue Light Card access

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Athena Care Homes are looking for a Kitchen Assistant at Langdon House Care Home in Cambridge to support the Head Chef in delivering high-quality meals for residents. You will assist with meal service, maintain cleanliness, and help with dining experiences that respect residents' dietary needs and dignity.

We offer a comprehensive induction, competitive pay with holiday uplift, 28 days of holiday, Blue Light Card access, and a Refer a Friend scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment or catering background, ideally in a care setting.
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is desirable.
• Reliable with excellent communication and high attention to detail.
• Computer literacy with basic Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef to maintain high standard catering and dining experiences for residents.
• Assist with meal service, ensuring meals meet dietary requirements and areas are clean and stocked.
• Engage with residents in conversation and meaningful activities respecting their dignity and communication differences.
• Ensure health and safety compliance with Food Safety and Health & Safety manuals.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Excellent communication

Computer literacy

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant at Langdon House 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 Langdon House Care Home:

Langdon House is an exceptional residential care home in Cambridge. At Langdon House we pride ourselves on our family-feel, attractive gardens and providing outstanding care to each of our residents.

We’re based in a quiet nook in Chesterton on the north eastern side of Cambridge, three miles from the city centre. Our home offers fantastic 24-hour care to up to 51 residents.

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:

£14.24 per hour.

Please note: the advertised hourly rate includes a 12.1% uplift in lieu of accrued holiday pay.

Shift Pattern:

Flexible shift pattern across Monday to Sunday.

Home Location:

20 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1QB – 3 miles from the city centre.

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.
• To 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 have 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.