Kitchen Assistant

SeeMeHired.com; Hebburn; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill Care in the United Kingdom is seeking a friendly Kitchen Assistant to support the cook with meal preparation, cooking and serving for residents.

You will follow dietary requirements, maintain hygiene standards, and participate in training. The role emphasizes reliability, care for residents, and teamwork in a busy care home environment.

Qualifications

• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate is required.
• Good communication skills are required.
• Team player with initiative is required.
• Satisfactory Police Check and check against the POVA List (where applicable).
• Desired: Experience in working in a care home or health care setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of meals.
• Participate in Staff and Client meetings as required.
• Maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence.
• Attend mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required.
• Wash up after meals and ensure kitchen/dining areas are clean and safe.
• Ensure statutory Health and Safety standards in the kitchen and dining areas.
• Report illnesses or accidents to the Home Manager or Person in Charge.
• Understand and implement the Care Centre’s Health and Safety policy, and Fire procedures.
• Report faulty appliances or hazards to Home Manager.
• Promote safe working practice in the Care Centre.
• Adhere to all Company policies and procedures and confidentiality.
• Carry out any other tasks reasonably assigned.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Good communication skills

Team player

Satisfactory Police Check

Job description

Kitchen Assistant

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Kitchen Assistant to join our team. As a Kitchen Assistant at Hill Care, you will assist the cook with the preparation, cooking and serving of meals to create a fulfilling dining experience for all our residents. You will ensure freshly prepared meals are provided to a high standard as well as preparing food for residents who have special dietary requirements such as soft diets and diabetic. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach. Previous experience working within a care environment would be advantageous, ideally you would have a Food Safety Level 2 Certificate or be willing to work towards. Full training will be provided for the role.

About the role

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• Good communication skills
• Team player
• Satisfactory Police Check and check against the POVA List (where applicable)

Desired:

• Experience of food preparation for the relevant Client group

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Food Preparation:

1. Assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of meals.

Communication:

1. Participate in Staff and Client meetings as required. Training and Development:

1. Maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence.
2. Attend mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required.

Health and Safety:

1. Wash up after meals. Ensure all crockery and equipment is cleaned and stored appropriately, and that the overall cleaning of the kitchen area (and, where appropriate, the dining areas) is carried out effectively.
2. Ensure statutory Health and Safety standards in the kitchen and dining areas.
3. Report immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Client, colleague, self or another.
4. Understand, and ensure the implementation of, the Care Centre’s Health and Safety policy, and Emergency and Fire procedures.
5. Report to the Home Manager, or the Handyperson, any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazard.
6. Promote safe working practice in the Care Centre.

General:

1. Promote and ensure the good reputation of the Care Centre.
2. Ensure that all information of confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.
3. Notify the Home Manager, or the Person in Charge, as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty, and also on your return to work from all periods of absence.
4. Ensure the security of the Care Centre is maintained at all times
5. Adhere to all Company policies and procedures within the defined timescales.
6. Ensure all equipment is clean and well maintained.
7. Carry out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.

This Job Description indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended as an exhaustive list.

About the company

At Hill Care, we believe a care home should be more than just a place to live—it should be a warm, welcoming community where residents feel safe, valued, and truly at home. Guided by our core values of Compassion, Aspiration, Respect, and Empowerment (C.A.R.E.), we provide exceptional care that puts people first.

Required Criteria

• Do you have a basic food/hygiene certificate?

Desired Criteria

• Have you experience in working in a care home or health care setting?
• Have you experience of food preparation for the residents in a care home?

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