Kitchen Assistant

Gold Care Homes; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Care Homes is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support meal preparation and maintain a safe, clean kitchen environment for residents at Willesden Court. The role offers a supportive workplace that values dignity and respect for all individuals, and comes with various benefits including salary advances and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

ESAS – Salary Advance

Employee Assistance Programme

Perkbox

Employee of the Month

Long term service awards

Blue Light Card

Professional Development

Refer a Friend

Responsibilities

• Assist in meal preparation including cooking and food handling.
• Ensure kitchen cleanliness and compliance with health regulations.
• Organize storage for cook chill goods and cleaning materials.

Job description

About Our Home:

At Willesden Court, we offer a welcoming environment where every resident is treated with dignity, respect, and compassion. Our home is a place where individuals living with dementia or requiring nursing care can feel truly at home, supported to express themselves and live fulfilling lives.

What does the role involve?

• Assist, as directed, with the preparation of produce for meal time service this may include cooking of breakfast items, vegetable preparation and the making of sandwiches.
• To ensure that all kitchen equipment and kitchen areas are cleaned according to the cleaning schedules. Therefore, you must have the ability to be organised.
• To ensure statutory and Company Health and Safety Regulations are adhered to.
• To ensure correct storage of all dry and perishable cook chill goods as soon as possible after receipt and checking.
• To ensure the correct, safe storage of cleaning materials.
• To ensure that all crockery, cutlery and drinking vessels for resident’s use are thoroughly cleaned using the main kitchen dish washing machine.
• To ensure that all pots, pans, cooking utensils and service counter containers are cleaned to the required standards and correctly stored after cleaning.

Benefits

• Salary £12.30 per Hour
• ESAS – Salary Advance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Perkbox
• Employee of the Month
• Long term service awards
• Blue Light Card
• Professional Development
• Refer a Friend