Kitchen Assistant

NHS; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider in Wolverhampton is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support catering functions and maintain hygiene standards. Ideal candidates will have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and a caring attitude towards residents. The role involves assisting in food preparation and ensuring a clean working environment. Join our supportive team and make a meaningful impact on residents' lives.

Qualifications

• Hold a 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 the residents.

Responsibilities

• Support the catering function in food preparation.
• Maintain a clean environment for safe production of meals.
• Understand principles of safe food handling.
• Contribute to team working and advise on supply quality.
• Act respectfully towards residents and their visitors.

Skills

High standards of personal hygiene

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Teamwork ability

Caring attitude towards residents

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are a place where people love to work, creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Main duties of the job

As a Kitchen Assistant, your focus will be 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. You will understand the principles of safe food handling, contribute to team working, advise on supply and quality of items, and exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job Description

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.

• Understanding the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen are 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.

Shift pattern details: rolling 2 week rota

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.

Qualifications and Experience

• Hold a 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 the residents.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We believe that 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 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.

Required Information

• 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.

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.