Kitchen Assistant

NHS; Esher; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Esher is seeking a warm and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to support food preparation and ensure a clean environment for residents. The ideal candidate will hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, possess knowledge of health and safety standards, and demonstrate a caring attitude towards residents. Join an award-winning team committed to creating meaningful lives for all.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety protocols is essential.
• Ability to work efficiently under physical demand.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of hygiene in food preparations.
• Contribute positively to team dynamics.
• Safeguard the dignity of residents.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Teamwork

Caring attitude towards residents

Physical fitness

Job description

Overview

The Kitchen Assistant role at Avery Healthcare supports 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.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams and aim to help you grow in a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join our award-winning team.

Core duties include:

• Understanding the principles of safe food handling to ensure high standards of hygiene in all food preparations.
• Contributing to team working, responding positively to colleagues, and promptly actioning reasonable work instructions.
• Advising on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Acting with respect towards residents and their visitors, safeguarding the dignity and individuality of each resident.

Role focus 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.

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.

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 sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
• Demonstrate initiative and a positive, flexible approach to teamwork.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

About Avery

At Avery, we are one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. 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. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we offer exceptional care across our network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Required checks and notices

Please note this role will require:

• An 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.

Disclosures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, a disclosure submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required to check for any previous convictions.