Kitchen Assistant

Agincare; Poole; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Fully funded training to QCF Level 5

Company pension scheme

On-demand pay

Right to work in the UK (minimum 12m)

Job summary

Agincare is seeking a Kitchen Assistant at Chalgrove Care Home in Poole to assist the kitchen team in preparing nutritious meals for residents, while maintaining strict hygiene and food safety standards. You will work closely with the chef and engage with residents to make mealtimes welcoming and enjoyable.

No care background is required; your care is shown in the meals you help prepare and the warm dining environment you help create.

Qualifications

• No care background required; your care shows in the meals you help prepare and the welcoming environment.
• Follow hygiene, COSHH, and health & safety guidelines.
• Ability to work with residents to create a pleasant dining experience.

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
• Work both independently and as part of the team
• Engage with residents, bringing warmth and friendliness to the dining experience

Skills

Food safety awareness

Teamwork

Meal preparation

Job description

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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
• Company pension scheme
• On-demand pay
• Minimum 12 months’ right to work in the UK
• 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. If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers