Kitchen Assistant

Agincare Weymouth; Poole; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend

Blue Light discount

Company pension

On-demand pay

Training up to QCF Level 5

Job summary

Agincare Weymouth is hiring a Kitchen Assistant at Chalgrove Care Home to help prepare nutritious meals and snacks for residents. You will help maintain clean facilities and follow food safety guidelines while working closely with a caring team.

We value reliability and a positive, team-focused attitude. The role is 40 hours per week on-site, with training opportunities and benefits, including pension and on-demand pay, in a supportive care home environment.

Qualifications

• Previous kitchen experience is required.
• Flexible to work 40 hours per week, including alternate weekends.
• A positive, team-focused attitude is essential.
• Must have minimum 12 months’ right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support the chef to prepare balanced, nutritious meals and snacks.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Follow food safety, COSHH, and health & safety guidelines.
• Engage with residents, bringing warmth to the dining experience.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Teamwork

Reliability

Food safety

Job description

Are you reliable, organised, and passionate about food? Looking for a rewarding role where your work makes a real difference daily? Join the Agincare family as a Kitchen Assistant at Chalgrove Care Home. You’ll play an important part in preparing nutritious, delicious meals that our residents can look forward to, helping to make mealtimes enjoyable, comforting and something to look forward to.

What we offer:

• £12.72 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme (up to £1000*)
• Career development & fully funded training up to QCF Level 5
• Blue Light discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On-demand pay

We’re looking for:

• Minimum 12 months’ right to work in the UK
• Previous kitchen experience
• Flexible to work 40 hours per week, including alternate weekends
• A positive, team-focused attitude

Your role:

• Support the chef to prepare balanced, nutritious meals and snacks
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene
• Follow food safety, COSHH, and health & safety guidelines
• Work both independently and as part of the team
• Engage with residents, bringing warmth and friendliness to the dining experience

You don’t need a care background, your care shows in the meals you help prepare and the welcoming environment you create.

About Us:

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available.