Kitchen Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Northampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Northampton is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support the catering function and maintain high hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate a caring attitude towards residents. Responsibilities include safe food handling, teamwork, and advising on supply quality. The role requires sustained physical effort and a positive, flexible attitude. Shift details include 07:00–19:00 with alternate weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
• Be an efficient worker capable of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
• Demonstrate initiative and a positive, flexible attitude toward teamwork.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude toward residents.

Responsibilities

• Understand the principles of safe food handling and ensure high hygiene standards.
• Contribute to team working, respond positively to colleagues, and action work instructions.
• Advise on supply and quality of items used, ensuring appropriate ordering.
• Act toward residents and their visitors with respect for dignity and individuality.

Skills

Food hygiene

Teamwork

Health and Safety knowledge

Initiative

Caring attitude

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

The role of Kitchen Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Northampton involves supporting the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents.

Overview

We are seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join our award-winning team. The successful candidate will work to support the catering function, maintain high hygiene standards, and demonstrate a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

Job responsibilities

• Understand the principles of safe food handling and ensure all food preparations meet high standards of hygiene.
• Contribute 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 toward residents and their visitors with respect for dignity and individuality.
• Shift details: 07:00–19:00 with alternative weekend shifts.

About us

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 creating meaningful experiences for residents and employees, offering care across a growing network of over 100 homes and building a supportive and inspiring environment where team members feel valued and empowered every day.

About the role

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

Required qualifications and attributes

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
• Be an efficient worker, capable of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
• Demonstrate initiative and a positive, flexible attitude toward teamwork.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude toward residents.

About Avery

At Avery, 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. We believe life in later years should be enriching, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and our team. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we offer exceptional care across our network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Additional requirements

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Note: This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
• Be an efficient worker capable of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
• Demonstrate initiative and a positive, flexible aptitude to teamwork.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude toward residents.

Disclosure and Barring Service check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary to submit for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.