Kitchen Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in the United Kingdom is hiring a Kitchen Assistant to support food preparation and maintain hygiene in meals. The ideal candidate will possess a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate teamwork and caring attitudes towards residents. Responsibilities include ensuring high standards of food safety and responding to workload demands. Join a supportive environment committed to enriching the lives of the elderly.

Qualifications

• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Demonstrate initiative and flexibility in team settings.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

Responsibilities

• Support food preparation and maintain a clean environment for meal production.
• Understand safe food handling principles to ensure hygiene standards.
• Contribute to team working and respond to work instructions.

Skills

Food handling knowledge

Teamwork skills

Caring attitude

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Role Overview

This is a role as a Kitchen Assistant at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The successful candidate will support the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of meals and beverages, ensuring a high‑quality service is delivered to the residents.

Key Responsibilities

• 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, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen are to the highest standards of hygiene.
• Contribute fully to team working, respond positively to colleagues, and action all 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 accordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.

About Avery

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. Avery believes the later years of life should be as enriching as any other and strives to build a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Requirements

• Hold a 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 team working.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.
• DBS Disclosure check (cost paid by Avery Healthcare).
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Application Note

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.