Kitchen Assistant

Avery Healthcare; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support the catering function by ensuring a clean environment and efficient food preparation. Ideal candidates will hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate a caring attitude toward residents. Join a dedicated team that values respect and compassion, and make a positive impact every day.

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrates high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques.
• Ability to work efficiently and handle demanding workloads.

Responsibilities

• Support food preparation and maintain a clean environment for food production.
• Ensure high standards of hygiene in food preparations.
• Contribute fully to team working and respond positively to colleagues.

Skills

Food Handling

Team Working

Caring Attitude

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

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Package 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.

Package 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. 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.
  
  

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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