Kitchen Assistant

NHS; Sonning; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a warm and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join their team. This role involves supporting food preparation, maintaining hygiene standards, and assuring a high quality of service to residents. Candidates must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate a caring attitude. The position offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, including Moving and Handling, Fire Safety, and COSHH.
• Capable of sustained physical effort and handling demanding workloads.
• Show initiative and flexibility in team working.

Responsibilities

• Support the catering function in food preparation.
• Maintain a clean environment for safe food production.
• Ensure the quality of food preparation and hygiene standards.
• Respect the dignity and individuality of residents.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Health and Safety knowledge

Team working

Caring attitude towards residents

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support you every step of the way, helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join our award-winning team.

About the role

Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is to support the catering function in food preparation and maintain 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 in the kitchen meet 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 demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Have 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 for team working.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With a 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.

Job requirements

Package Description

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.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene. You should also have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments. Additionally, you should be an efficient worker, capable of a high level of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload, with a positive and flexible aptitude for team working and a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.