Kitchen Assistant

Care UK Plc; Newbury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a passionate Kitchen Assistant to join their team in Newbury. You'll be responsible for maintaining kitchen cleanliness, preparing produce for meals, and ensuring safe storage of materials. The role offers excellent training opportunities and various benefits such as flexible working hours and wellbeing support. Join a team that shares a commitment to caring for residents and making a real difference in their lives.

Benefits

Career development and training

Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements

Access to discounts

Wellbeing support

Wagestream access to wages

Qualifications

• Strong desire to help people and prioritize residents' needs.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new tasks.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and related areas.
• Prepare produce for mealtime like vegetables and sandwiches.
• Store dry and perishable produce correctly.

Skills

Caring attitude

Teamwork

Job description

Are you a passionate and caring individual looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? Join Care UK, a multi award-winning care provider as a Kitchen Assistant.

We are looking for people to make a difference to residents’ lives every day. When you join Care UK you’ll be joining a team who all share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do.

The Role

• Maintain the cleanliness of kitchen and related areas
• Preparation of produce for mealtime, for example vegetable preparation and making of sandwiches
• Ensure correct storage of all dry and perishable produce
• Safely storing cleaning materials
• Ensure all cooking utensils and pots are cleaned to the required standards
• Carry out any tasks assigned by the Head / Second Chef or Home Manager

Some of our benefits by joining the Care UK family

• Alternate weekend and social friendly working hours
• Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements
• Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme
• Hundreds of online and in-store discounts
• Annual purchase holiday scheme
• Wellbeing support
• Wagestream- access your wages at any time

New to Catering?

We have our own Catering Academy to provide excellent training and induction programs for all new Catering Assistants and we will give you all that’s needed to have a successful career as a Catering Assistant with us. Our high quality, innovative training and coaching will support the development of your skills throughout your career with us.

We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours.