Kitchen Assistant

Athena Care Homes; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Peterborough is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support the Head Chef in delivering high-quality dining experiences for residents. The role involves engagement with residents, maintaining hygiene standards, and assisting in meal service. Candidates should possess good communication skills and ideally have experience in a kitchen environment. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

28 days holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a kitchen environment, ideally within a care setting.
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is desirable.
• Reliable with excellent communication skills.
• Computer literate, with ability to use Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in catering services.
• Assist with meal service, ensuring dietary needs are met.
• Engage with residents meaningfully.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

High attention to detail

Experience in a kitchen environment

Computer literacy

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant at Ashlynn Grange 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 Ashlynn Grange Care Home

Ashlynn Grange is an exceptional 153-bed care home in Peterborough. The home prides itself on the surrounding gardens that grow flowers and a variety of different vegetables.

The level of care at Ashlynn Grange is exceptional, and all staff love to keep residents entertained with a full programme of activities and live performances on our outdoor stage. Our newly refurbished café is available to our residents and their visitors, serving a variety of fresh tea, coffee and cakes daily.

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

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

Home Location

Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9UZ.

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.