Kitchen Assistant

Avery-Healthcare; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare is hiring a Kitchen Assistant at Rivermere Care Home in Sevenoaks to support the catering function and ensure high standards of hygiene and service for residents.

You will be involved in food preparation, safe handling, and contributing to a caring, respectful environment, with DBS checks and UK work eligibility as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and maintain high personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, including moving and handling, Fire Safety, and COSHH.
• Efficient, able to perform sustained physical tasks under workload.
• Positive, flexible team player with initiative.
• Caring attitude towards residents.

Responsibilities

• Support the catering function in food preparation and maintain a clean kitchen environment to ensure safe production of meals.
• Contribute to high quality and comprehensive service for residents.
• Adhere to safe food handling standards and hygiene protocols.
• Collaborate with team and respond to reasonable work instructions promptly.
• Assist with ordering replacement goods and manage supply quality as needed.
• Respect residents and their visitors, upholding dignity and individuality.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene

Health & Safety

Moving & Handling

Teamwork

Caring attitude

Job description

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we’re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.

When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day – your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Kitchen Assistant at Rivermere Care Home in Sevenoaks. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is to support the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Understanding the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene.
• Contributing fully to team working, responding positively to colleagues, and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly.
• Advising on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Acting accordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrates high standards of personal hygiene.
• Have the knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be an efficient worker, capable of a high level of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
• Demonstrate initiative and display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

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