Kitchen Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in Elstree is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to join their dedicated team. The ideal candidate will focus on food preparation, maintain cleanliness for food safety, and demonstrate a caring attitude towards residents. Candidates should hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and possess knowledge of Health and Safety protocols. This role offers structured shifts to ensure excellent service to residents.

Qualifications

• Must hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety protocols, especially fire safety.
• Ability to work efficiently under physical demand and exhibit a positive teamwork attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support the catering function in food preparation and maintain a clean environment for food safety.
• Understand safe food handling principles.
• Contribute to effective teamwork and respect residents' dignity.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Teamwork and Initiative

Caring attitude

Job description

Overview

This role as a Kitchen Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Elstree offers the opportunity to be part of a dedicated team providing high-quality food and catering services to residents. The successful candidate will have a focus on food preparation, maintaining a clean and safe environment, and delivering excellent service to residents.

Main duties

• 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.
• Understand the principles of safe food handling.
• Contribute to effective teamwork, respond positively to colleagues, and action reasonable work instructions promptly.
• Advise on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Act with care and respect towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are committed to offering exceptional care and creating a supportive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Role details

Shift Details: 7:00–19:00, 7:00–14:30, 12:00–19:00

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 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 to teamwork.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

About Avery

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’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With a 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.

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

• The ideal candidate should hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene, and have knowledge of health and safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, fire safety, and COSHH assessments. They should also be an efficient worker, capable of a high level of sustained physical effort, and exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.