Kitchen Assistant

Bupa; Grove; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Bupa Richmond Villages Wood Norton offers luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and respects individual choice. The Kitchen Assistant helps Chefs by keeping kitchens clean, safe, and well-organized to support high-quality meals for residents.

Ideal candidates understand Health and Safety, have food hygiene knowledge, and can work well in a team or independently, potentially with stock management experience and a CIEH Level 2 certificate.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Health and Safety and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
• Up-to-date CIEH Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent.
• Experience in catering or kitchen is beneficial, ideally in care settings and stock management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare simple meals and ancillary items for service under the Chef.
• Wash dishes by hand or in a dishwasher and store clean items safely.
• Sweep and mop kitchen floors to keep them grease-free.
• Wash work tables, walls, equipment and appliances per cleaning schedules.
• Operate kitchen equipment and move between storage and work areas safely.
• Keep the kitchen tidy, rubbish removed and supplies stored properly.
• Follow HACCP and Health and Safety policies and maintain records.

Skills

Health & Safety

Stock management

Teamwork

Dishwashing

Food hygiene knowledge

Education

CIEH Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate

Tools

Dishwashing equipment

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant, your role is to assist our Chefs by maintaining the cleanliness, organization, and safety of all catering areas. The kitchen porter serves as the cornerstone of our village's culinary operations, ensuring the seamless functioning of the kitchen. You'll help us make health happen by:

• Preparing simple meals and ancillary items for service under the direction of the Chef
• Washing dishes by hand or loading the dishwasher, you'll store clean items neatly and safely to minimise breakages
• Sweeping and mopping kitchen floors to ensure they're free from grease or spillage at all times
• Washing work tables, walls, kitchen equipment and appliances, adhering to cleaning schedules
• Operating kitchen equipment and transferring this safely between storage and work areas
• Ensuring the kitchen is kept tidy and left secure, rubbish is removed, and all supplies are put away in the correct place
• Adhering to company Food Safety and Health and Safety policies at all times, maintaining all records outlined in the HACCP policy

You possess an understanding of Health and Safety, as well as knowledge of maintaining a clean, safe, and hygienic environment. Ideally possessing an up-to-date CIEH Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (or equivalent) and prior experience in a catering department or kitchen is beneficial. Ideally, you should have some experience working in a care environment and managing stock, coupled with the ability to prepare simple meals. Being organized and adaptable, you are capable of working effectively within a team and independently.

At Bupa, we offer essential support when it matters most. Richmond Villages Wood Norton provides luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and honours individual choice, allowing our residents to live their best lives. We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.9 out of 10., We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Shift Rota

Between 8am-8pm Rota and will include alternative weekends With no late nights, it offers an excellent work-life balance, allowing you to dedicate time to both your professional growth and personal life