Kitchen Assistant

CARE CONCERN GROUP LIMITED; Leeds; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid DBS

Pension

Uniform provided

Annual leave 5.6 weeks (FT)

Job summary

CARE CONCERN GROUP LIMITED is seeking a Kitchen Assistant for Silver Lodge Care Home in the United Kingdom. The role involves assisting the kitchen team in a specialist care setting, supporting residents with complex needs, and ensuring clean, safe food preparation and storage.

You will help with meals, adapt to dietary requirements, handle deliveries and maintain kitchen organisation to support a positive dining experience for residents.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of food safety practices.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a busy kitchen.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and food safety procedures.
• Support deliveries, storage and kitchen organisation.
• Contribute to smooth day-to-day running and positive dining experience for residents.

Skills

Food hygiene basics

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Job description

Silver Lodge Care Home is a purpose built 40 bed care home, providing specialist nursing dementia and complex nursing dementia care across two dedicated 20 bed units. The home offers a safe, structured, and supportive environment, designed to meet the needs of residents requiring high levels of clinical and dementia care, with a strong focus on dignity, wellbeing, and person centred support.

• £12.71 per hour
• Contracted to 20 hours per week week
• Paid DBS, pension, uniform provided
• 5.6 weeks annual leave (based on a full time contract)

Role Overview

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will support the kitchen team within a specialist complex care setting, supporting individuals with a range of complex physical and mental health needs.

You will assist with food preparation, maintain high standards of cleanliness and ensure food safety procedures are followed at all times. Working as part of the team, you will help prepare meals that meet individual dietary needs, including modified or specialist diets where required.

You will also support with deliveries, storage and kitchen organisation, ensuring all areas are clean, safe and well maintained. Working in a structured environment, you will contribute to the smooth day to day running of the kitchen while supporting a positive dining experience for residents.

What We Are Looking For

• Previous experience working in a kitchen or food preparation role is desirable but not essential
• Basic understanding of food hygiene and food safety practices
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a team in a busy kitchen environment
• A reliable, hardworking and positive approach
• Willingness to learn and develop within a care environment

About us

Silver Lodge Care Home is part of Willinbrook Healthcare, the specialist complex care division of Care Concern Group, a family owned, market leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the United Kingdom. We are committed to delivering high quality care and developing supportive, rewarding workplaces where our teams can thrive.

Through Willinbrook Healthcare, we deliver high quality, clinically led care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs within specialist, supportive environments.

Our five core values

Trust|Respect|Passion|Kindness|Inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do, shaping the care we deliver and the environments we create. If you share these values and want to build or develop your career in a specialist care environment, we would love to hear from you.