Kitchen Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare Group is seeking a Kitchen Assistant for Guildford House Care Home in Surrey. You will support food preparation and maintain a clean, hygienic kitchen environment to deliver high-quality meals for residents.

The role requires completing the DBS disclosure and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. We value caring, supportive, and respectful team members who contribute to a warm, community-focused home.

Qualifications

• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Health and Safety, Moving & Handling, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be an efficient worker with the ability to handle a demanding workload.
• Demonstrate initiative and a positive, flexible team-working attitude.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

Responsibilities

• Support the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean area for safe production of meals and beverages.
• Ensure high standards of food handling hygiene.
• Contribute to teamwork and respond positively to colleagues and instructions.
• Advise on supplies and ordering of replacement goods as needed.
• Respect residents and their visitors, maintaining dignity and individuality.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene

Health & Safety

Moving & Handling

Fire Safety / COSHH

Efficient worker

Team player

Residents care

Job description

Package Description:

Shift Details: 06:30 am to 19:00 pm or 06:30 am to 15: 00 pm

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 at Guildford House Care Home in Surrey. 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 responsibilitieswillinclude:

• Understanding the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene.
• Contributingfully to team working, responding positively tocolleagues,and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly.
• Advisingon the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring thetimelyandappropriate orderingof replacement goods.
• Actingaccordingly 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 candidatemust:

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate anddemonstrateshigh standardsof personal hygiene.
• Have theknowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be an efficient worker, capable of a high levelof sustained physical effort and able torespond to a demandingworkload.
• Demonstrate initiative and display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working.
• Exhibit a caring andunderstanding attitude towards the residents.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes - we’re 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.