Kitchen Assistant

Colten Care; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid breaks

Uniform provided

Inductions & training

Career progression

Annual pay review

Overtime opportunities

Meals on duty

Pension scheme

Background checks

Job summary

Colten Care is seeking a Kitchen Assistant for Braemar Lodge in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The role supports the kitchen team, ensuring clean dishes and a hygienic cooking area while assisting with meal preparation using fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

The position involves 32 hours per week, including alternate weekends, with paid breaks and opportunities for additional hours. Join a caring team focused on resident wellbeing and quality dining.

Qualifications

• You’re a team player with a can-do attitude.
• You’ll aspire to the highest standards and ensure food health and hygiene compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support the chef to prepare nutritious daily menus using local produce.
• Maintain a clean and hygienic kitchen environment and ensure spotless dishes and utensils.
• Assist with keeping the kitchen well-stocked and organized.

Job description

Kitchen Assistant

From £13.09 up to £15.41 per hour

32 hours per week, including alternate weekends(includes paid breaks)

Introduction

We’re looking for a reliable and committed Kitchen Porter to join our team and become a valued part of day-to-day life in our home, Braemar Lodge in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

You’ll take pride in your role, settling for nothing less than spotless dishes, cutlery and kitchen equipment, helping maintain a clean and hygienic kitchen environment.

You’ll support the chef to offer a consistent, nutritious daily menu using fresh local produce and ingredients, helping make a meaningful difference to the health and well-being of our residents each and every day.

We always look to inspire, develop and motivate our staff through a successful succession plan. Our catering roles are wide and varied, and there are many other exciting roles within the home that play an important part of day-to-day life for our residents, so who knows where this exciting journey may lead?

About you

You’re a team player with an enthusiasm for what you do and a can-do attitude. You’ll have a genuine passion for creating an exceptional resident dining experience, with attention to detail and a sense of fun.

As part of the catering team, you’ll aspire to the highest standards, showing great teamwork to ensure that all regulations for food health and hygiene are adhered to at all times.

About Colten Care

We’re an award-winning, family-owned, independent care home group, with an outstanding reputation in the industry. This is due to our amazing people and our focus on keeping the resident at the heart of everything we do.

We strive to be the best we can hence why all 21 of our nursing homes are rated at least good and 7 are outstanding by the CQC, our national regulator.

If a career in elderly care is for you then you want to be part of the team at Colten Care.

Benefits

• Paid breaks (hourly rate)
• Uniform provided
• Excellent inductions, training and ‘on the job’ support
• Real career progression opportunities
• Annual pay review
• Additional hours / overtime opportunities to suit your circumstances.
• Choice of hot or cold meals and drinks on duty
• Contributory pension scheme
• Background checks at no cost to you