Kitchen Assistant

NHS; Downham Market; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to support food preparation and ensure cleanliness in the kitchen. The ideal candidate will have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and a caring attitude towards residents. This position offers a supportive work environment where employees feel valued and empowered. If you are enthusiastic about making a positive impact in elderly care, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• High standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety including Fire Safety.
• Ability to respond to a demanding workload.

Responsibilities

• Support food preparation and maintain a clean kitchen.
• Ensure high quality service is delivered to residents.
• Understand safe food handling principles.

Skills

Teamwork

Food hygiene principles

Health and safety knowledge

Positive attitude

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, offering exceptional care across over 100 homes. Avery is committed to supporting their teams and building a positive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Main duties of the job

As a Kitchen Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will be responsible for supporting the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals. Your focus will be on ensuring a high‑quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents. You will need to demonstrate a strong understanding of food hygiene principles, health and safety, and a positive, flexible attitude towards teamwork.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They are committed to creating meaningful lives together, offering exceptional care and support to both residents and employees. Avery operates over 100 homes and is known for its positive, empowering work culture.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we’re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close‑knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Kitchen Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

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 a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Have the 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 AVERY

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes but a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we’re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close‑knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Kitchen Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

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 a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Have the 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 AVERY

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes but a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you will need to hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene. Knowledge of Health and Safety, Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments is also required. You should be an efficient worker, capable of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload. A caring and understanding attitude towards residents is essential.

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.