Kitchen Assistant

HC-One Ltd.; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care home provider is seeking a compassionate Kitchen Assistant to prepare and serve meals while ensuring hygiene standards. This part-time role offers training opportunities, a supportive team environment, and various employee benefits. Ideal candidates will possess kitchen experience and communication skills, contributing to resident wellbeing.

Benefits

Free uniform

Nutritious meal during shifts

28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Some kitchen experience is preferred.
• Willingness to study for NVQ2 in Catering.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Help prepare and serve nutritious meals.
• Maintain cleanliness and ensure food safety.
• Assist new starters with equipment use.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Food safety

Education

NVQ2 in Catering or Food Preparation

Job description

About The Role

In your role as a Kitchen Assistant at HC-One, you’ll value one thing above all: kindness. It carries across every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential, and Specialist care homes. Every person who works here understands that our Residents are people just like them, with their own stories to tell. By joining HC-One, you’ll have a wonderful opportunity to give something back to those people.

About The Company

We’ll provide full training, so it’s a great opportunity to learn something new. In return, you will enjoy access to a variety of benefits and services to support your well-being and career development, including:

• Part-time 19 hours
• Hourly rate subject to experience and qualifications
• Paid Enhanced DBS/PVG
• Free uniform
• Nutritious meal during shifts of eight hours or more
• Company pension scheme
• 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Group life assurance cover
• Wagestream - flexible access to pay and financial wellbeing support
• Award-winning learning and development opportunities and support to achieve qualifications
• GP online - 24/7 GP consultation via an app, available to you and your children under 16
• Opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues as part of a supportive team
• Colleague discounts - access to over 1600 high street discounts
• Wellbeing support - free Employee Assistance Programme for physical, mental, and financial issues
• Recognition schemes such as ‘Kindness in Care’ and Long Service Awards
• Refer a friend scheme up to £1000 per referral

We are committed to inclusivity and ensuring our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We aim for a quick onboarding process from offer to start date.

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About You

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will help prepare and serve nutritious meals, maintain cleanliness, and ensure food safety. Your focus will be on Resident wellbeing, demonstrating high standards in hygiene and food safety, managing food supplies, and assisting new starters with equipment use.

We look for candidates with some kitchen experience, ideally with an NVQ2 in Catering or Food Preparation, or willingness to study for one. Strong organizational skills, good record keeping, following recipes, and being considerate and kind in communication are essential.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. You should be able to recognize signs of abuse, harm, or neglect, and know how to act or escalate concerns. All colleagues will attend safeguarding training relevant to their role and undertake additional training as needed.