Kitchen Assistant

Amicacare; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime rates

Training opportunities

Free meals

Pension

EAP

Job summary

Amica Care Trust is seeking a Part-Time Kitchen Assistant in Plymouth to join our caring team. The role involves assisting with meal preparation and serving, ensuring dietary needs are met, and maintaining kitchen hygiene. Alternate weekends required and 32 hours per week.

The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, demonstrate teamwork, and bring a positive attitude to a friendly, supportive environment. DBS checks apply and staff values are promoted.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to follow dietary requirements and textures.
• Flexible and positive attitude with colleagues and residents.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation and serving of meals, ensuring dietary needs are met.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in kitchen and service areas.
• Accurately rotate stock and keep records up to date.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Job description

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Amica Care Trust offers a range of friendly, welcoming and professional support services, including occasional day care, to assisted living providing the independence many of our resident's desire, through to specialist dementia care for those in most need of our support.

We are recruiting for a Part-Time Kitchen Assistant for 32 hours per week to join the team. Alternate weekend availability is required.

Day to Day:

• Ensuring that the resident'snutritional healthand wellbeing are at the heart of everything you do.
• Assisting withthepreparation and serving of meals to our residents, ensuring all special dietary needs are met and prepare texture modified food as directed.
• Maintaining records and control stock rotation,ensure thekitchen and service areas are clean and hygienic at all times.

Requirements:

• Experience in the catering industry is beneficial although not essential.
• Food handling course qualification would be desirable.
• You should have good judgement and problem solving abilities.
• You will be expected to work within our staff values and promote these at all times by being aneffective communicator, passionateabout your work,encouraging team working and having a positive attitude.

In return for your commitment to providing the best service to our residents, you will be offered:

Rewards:

• Fantastic overtime rates!
• Excellent learning and development opportunities and regular free training.
• Free homemade meals.
• A competitive pension.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing a range of free and confidential services and advice for you and your family, such as counselling sessions, wellbeing support and legal advice.
• Monthly employee recognition.
• Long service awards
• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• Social events.
• A refer a friend bonus.

Applications for this vacancy close on 24th September 2026

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised date and therefore encourage early applications.

Amica Care is a Disability Confident Employer.

Amica Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.