Kitchen Assistant

Agincare Homes Holdings; Merley; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme (up to £1000*)

Career development & fully funded培训 up

Company pension scheme

On-demand pay

Job summary

Agincare Homes Holdings is seeking a reliable Kitchen Assistant in Poole, United Kingdom to support the chef in preparing balanced, nutritious meals for residents. You will help maintain high hygiene standards and follow safety guidelines while engaging warmly with residents at mealtimes.

No care background required; your care shows in the meals you help prepare and the welcoming dining environment you create, with ample opportunity for training and progression.

Qualifications

• Follow food safety, COSHH and health & safety guidelines.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Engage with residents, bringing warmth to the dining experience.

Responsibilities

• Help the chef to prepare balanced, nutritious meals and snacks.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Follow food safety, COSHH, and health & safety guidelines.
• Work independently or as part of the team.

Skills

Food Safety

Teamwork

Resident Interaction

Hygiene

Job description

Are you reliable, organised, and passionate about food? Looking for a rewarding role where your work makes a real difference daily?

Join the Agincare family as a Kitchen Assistant at Chalgrove Care Home. You'll play an important part in preparing nutritious, delicious meals that our residents can look forward to, helping to make mealtimes enjoyable, comforting and something to look forward to.

What we offer:

• £12.72 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme (up to £1000*)
• Career development & fully funded training up to QCF Level 5
• Company pension scheme
• On-demand pay
• Minimum 12 months’ right to work in the UK
• A positive, team-focused attitude

Your role:

• Support the chef to prepare balanced, nutritious meals and snacks
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene
• Follow food safety, COSHH, and health & safety guidelines
• Work both independently and as part of the team
• Engage with residents, bringing warmth and friendliness to the dining experience

You don't need a care background, your care shows in the meals you help prepare and the welcoming environment you create.

About Us:

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available.

Kitchen Assistant • Poole, United Kingdom