Kitchen Assistant

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK elderly care provider in Manchester is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support food preparation and maintain high hygiene standards. The ideal candidate holds a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrates a caring attitude towards residents. Join us in creating meaningful lives together, where employees feel valued and empowered.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, Fire Safety, and COSHH required.
• Efficient worker capable of sustaining high physical effort.
• Exhibit caring towards residents.

Responsibilities

• Support catering function in food preparation.
• Maintain cleanliness for safe production of meals.
• Understand safe food handling principles.
• Advise on supply and quality of items used.

Skills

Caring and understanding attitude

Teamwork

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Basic Food Hygiene

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Overview

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 passionate about providing exceptional care and building a supportive environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

About the role

Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is to support the catering function in food preparation and maintain a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents.

Responsibilities

• Understand the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparations meet high hygiene standards.
• Contribute fully to team working, respond positively to colleagues, and action 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 with care towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.

About the team and culture

We are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. Our vision is "creating meaningful lives together," with over 100 homes delivering exceptional care and a supportive, empowering environment for employees.

About You

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Our ideal candidate must:

• 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 sustaining a high level of physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
• Demonstrate initiative and a positive, flexible attitude to teamwork.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

Other information

Role requires DBS disclosure and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. The cost of the DBS disclosure will be met by Avery Healthcare.

Qualifications

• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate; high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety including Moving and Handling, Fire Safety, and COSHH.

Disclosures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.