Kitchen Assistant

Jewish Care; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality organisation is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to join its team. This role involves ensuring excellent service delivery in a clean and pleasant environment. The successful candidate will engage in food preparation, maintain hygiene standards, and work collaboratively within a busy kitchen setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy kitchen environment.
• Willingness to undertake relevant training.

Responsibilities

• Basic food preparation including vegetables, salads, and sandwiches.
• Maintaining a clean, hygienic, and presentable environment.
• Serving hot & cold food and beverages.

Skills

Communication skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Our multi-award-winning organisation is looking to recruit a Kitchen Assistant to join our Hospitality team. This role may include some weekend working.

The role of Kitchen Assistant will involve the delivery of Hospitality Services within our Campus, Care Homes, and Community Centres to excellent standards.

This post is working 37.5 hours per week, 5 out of 7 days and includes some weekends. Shift patterns will include11.30am - 19.30pm or 07.00am - 15.30pm

What you will be doing

You will have a key role ensuring we deliver an excellent service to our customers, creating an inviting and pleasant environment. Your core duties will involve:

Basic food preparation including vegetables, salads, and sandwiches
Maintaining a clean, hygienic, and presentable environment
Preparing and arranging food counters and dining areas, ready for service
Serving hot & cold food and beverages
Operating the till and cashing up when required

Who are we looking for?

You will ideally have previous experience working within a busy kitchen environment, working both independently and within a team. You will need:

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to undertake this qualification)
Great communication skills, confident speaking to a range of people
Good literacy and numeracy skills
Willing to undertake appropriate training (e.g., Supervision, NVQ Training)