Kitchen Assistant

Richmond Villages; Painswick; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

28 days holiday

Pension plan

Healthcare (Bupa)

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Richmond Villages in Painswick, Gloucestershire, is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support our daytime catering team. You’ll help Chefs with simple meals, dishwashing, and maintaining a clean, safe kitchen to HACCP standards.

This full-time role offers steady shift patterns (Mon, Thurs, Fri 10am-5pm and Saturday 12-8pm) with paid breaks and a competitive benefits package including health care and holiday entitlement.

Qualifications

• Ideally possessing prior experience in a catering department or kitchen is beneficial.
• Organised and adaptable; able to work as part of a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare simple meals and ancillary items under the Chef.
• Wash dishes by hand or in the dishwasher and store safely to minimise breakages.
• Sweep and mop kitchen floors to keep them clean and free from grease or spills.
• Wash work tables, walls, kitchen equipment and appliances per cleaning schedules.
• Operate kitchen equipment and transfer between storage and work areas safely.
• Keep the kitchen tidy, remove rubbish and store supplies correctly.
• Adhere to Food Safety and HACCP policies and maintain records as required.

Skills

Catering experience

Teamwork

Organised

Job description

Richmond Villages Painswick, Stroud Road, Painswick, Gloucestershire, GL6 6UL

£12.90 per hour - Paid breaks plus excellent benefits

Permanent. 40 hours per week

Shift - Monday, Thurs, Fri 10am-5pm and Saturday 12-8pm

With no late nights, it offers an excellent work-life balance, allowing you to dedicate time to both your professional growth and personal life

Job Description

As a Kitchen Assistant, your role is to assist our Chefs by maintaining the cleanliness, organization, and safety of all catering areas. The kitchen porter serves as the cornerstone of our village's culinary operations, ensuring the seamless functioning of the kitchen.

You'll Help Us Make Health Happen By

• Preparing simple meals and ancillary items for service under the direction of the Chef
• Washing dishes by hand or loading the dishwasher, you’ll store clean items neatly and safely to minimise breakages
• Sweeping and mopping kitchen floors to ensure they’re free from grease or spillage at all times
• Washing work tables, walls, kitchen equipment and appliances, adhering to cleaning schedules
• Operating kitchen equipment and transferring this safely between storage and work areas
• Ensuring the kitchen is kept tidy and left secure, rubbish is removed, and all supplies are put away in the correct place
• Adhering to company Food Safety and Health and Safety policies at all times, maintaining all records outlined in the HACCP policy

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role

Ideally possessing prior experience in a catering department or kitchen is beneficial. Being organized and adaptable, you are capable of working effectively within a team and independently.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number 24/7.
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Free meal with every shift.
• 28 days holiday.
• Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Interest- free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• Competitive Pension plans and Parental leave options as well as access to unique products such as our Menopause plan.
• My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail]

Time Type

Full time

Job Area

Care Home - Facilities & Home Support

Locations:

Richmond Painswick Village