Kitchen Assistant

NHS; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a dedicated Kitchen Assistant at their Highcliffe Care Home. The role involves supporting food preparation and maintaining a clean environment, ensuring high hygiene standards. Ideal candidates will have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate a caring attitude towards residents. The position requires a flexible worker capable of handling a demanding workload in a team-oriented setting. This is a full-time permanent position at £12.22 per hour.

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques.
• Efficient worker, capable of sustained physical effort and responding to workload.

Responsibilities

• Support the catering function in food preparation and maintain cleanliness.
• Apply safe food handling principles to ensure high hygiene standards.
• React positively to colleagues and follow work instructions promptly.
• Advise on supply and quality of items for tasks.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Health and Safety knowledge

Teamwork

Caring attitude

Job description

Job Summary

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of creating meaningful lives together. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Kitchen Assistant at their Highcliffe Care Home in Sunderland.

Responsibilities

As a Kitchen Assistant, your focus will be 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.

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

Qualifications

• 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 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.

Additional Requirements

• DBS Disclosure check (cost covered by Avery Healthcare).
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Employer Information

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. – Avery Healthcare, Witherwack, SR5 5SX. Official website: https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/

Details

• Date posted: 21 December 2025
• Salary: £12.22 per hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 1446560290
• Location: Highcliffe Care Home, Sunderland.
• Shift: Two‑week rolling rota