Kitchen Assistant

Athenacarehomes; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking care home as a Kitchen Assistant, where you'll support the Head Chef in delivering top-notch dining experiences. This role is vital in ensuring residents enjoy meals that meet their dietary needs while maintaining a clean and welcoming environment. You will have the opportunity to engage with residents, enhancing their dining experience through meaningful interaction. With a commitment to high standards and a supportive team, this position offers a rewarding chance to make a difference in the lives of others while working in a beautiful setting. If you’re passionate about food and care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

28 days of holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card

Access to Blue Light discount platform

Refer a friend scheme

Competitive salary with enhancements on bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment or catering background is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef to ensure high-quality catering services.
• Engage with residents and maintain cleanliness in dining areas.

Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Reliability

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant at Avocet Court Care Home, you will be responsible for supporting the Head Chef to provide a high-quality food service within the home, ensuring that high standards are achieved to meet the needs of the residents.

About Avocet Court Care Home:
Situated in a residential nook in Ipswich, our 115-bedroom Avocet Court Care Home is surrounded by beautiful gardens. As one of the top residential care homes, we provide exceptional standards of care.

We’re proud to have an award-winning activities team and a newly refurbished café that is the heart of our home.

About the role:
Reporting to the Head Chef, the Kitchen Assistant will work to ensure the catering services and dining experiences are of the highest standard and quality for our residents – this includes the maintenance of public areas, such as the café area, and providing refreshments for our residents and their guests.

Salary:
£11.44 per hour.

Shift Pattern:
33.75 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support the Head Chef to ensure the catering services and residential dining experience is of the highest standard and quality.
• Assist the Head Chef with meal service to the residents, ensuring the meals cater for the resident’s dietary requirements and the areas are clean and stocked appropriately.
• To actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
• Ensure Health & Safety within the services team, residents and visitors meet the requirements of the Food Safety Manual and Health and Safety Manual.

Training, Skills & Experience Required:

• Experience of working within a kitchen environment, or have a catering background, ideally within a care environment but this is not essential.
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is desirable.
• Reliable with excellent communication skills, and high attention to detail.
• Computer literate, with the ability to use basic Microsoft Office applications.

What we can offer:

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.