Kitchen Assistant

Athena Care Homes (UK) Ltd; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Ashlynn Grange Care Home in Peterborough is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support the Head Chef in delivering high-quality catering for residents. You will contribute to dining experiences and assist with meal service, ensuring dietary needs are met and areas are kept clean.

Applicants should have kitchen experience or catering background, with NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene preferred, and strong communication and attention to detail. Microsoft Office skills are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a kitchen environment or catering background.
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is desirable.
• Reliable with excellent communication skills and high attention to detail.
• Computer literate with basic Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef to maintain high quality catering and dining experiences.
• Assist with meal service and ensure meals meet residents' dietary requirements.
• Engage with residents in conversation and provide meaningful activities.
• Maintain cleanliness and comply with Food Safety and Health & Safety policies.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant at Ashlynn Grange Care Home, you will be responsible for supporting the Head Chef to provide a high-quality food service within the home, ensuring that high standards are achieved to meet the needs of the residents.

About Ashlynn Grange Care Home

Ashlynn Grange is an exceptional 153-bed care home in Peterborough. The home prides itself on the surrounding gardens that grow flowers and a variety of different vegetables.

The level of care at Ashlynn Grange is exceptional, and all staff love to keep residents entertained with a full programme of activities and live performances on our outdoor stage. Our newly refurbished café is available to our residents and their visitors, serving a variety of fresh tea, coffee and cakes daily.

About The Role

Reporting to the Head Chef, the Kitchen Assistant will work to ensure the catering services and dining experiences are of the highest standard and quality for our residents – this includes the maintenance of public areas, such as the café area, and providing refreshments for our residents and their guests.

Salary

£12.71 per hour.

Shift Pattern

0 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location

Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9UZ.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef to ensure the catering services and residential dining experience is of the highest standard and quality.
• Assist the Head Chef with meal service to the residents, ensuring the meals cater for the resident’s dietary requirements and the areas are clean and stocked appropriately.
• To actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
• Ensure Health & Safety within the services team, residents and visitors meet the requirements of the Food Safety Manual and Health and Safety Manual.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• Experience of working within a kitchen environment, or have a catering background, ideally within a care environment but this is not essential.
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is desirable.
• Reliable with excellent communication skills, and high attention to detail.
• Computer literate, with the ability to use basic Microsoft Office applications.

What We Can Offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.