Kitchen Assistant

Cinnamon Care Collection; Worthing; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cinnamon Care Collection is seeking a Kitchen Assistant for their newly opened luxurious care home in Worthing. The position offers a chance to work with a passionate catering team, ensuring high standards of food preparation and hygiene. Training and qualifications support will be provided, with a package of £12.21 per hour plus benefits in a supportive and rewarding environment.

Qualifications

• Physically and medically able to carry out duties.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
• Energetic, passionate and proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Chef in delivering catering services.
• Prepare nutritional food to high standards.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and storage areas.
• Address complaints promptly and efficiently.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Energetic Attitude

Awareness of COSHH and CQC Regulations

Job description

Newly Opened Luxurious Care Home!

Kitchen Assistant
£12.21 per hour plus company benefits
Full Time Hours

A Top 20 Care Home Group 2025!

Awarded 'One of the UK’s Best Companies To Work For’

Merriman Grange is a luxurious residential and dementia care home based in Worthing offering state-of-the-art facilities, which include 72 large ensuite bedrooms and 5 luxury care suites. The home also features luxurious lounges and dining rooms, an on-site café bar, a cinema and a professional hair and beauty salon.

We are looking for a flexible Kitchen Assistant to work within our Catering team. If you have a passion for catering we will support with further training and qualifications.

The Kitchen Assistant supports all catering functions within the Cinnamon home and, alongside the Head Chef and other catering staff ensures that all kitchen services are efficient and that the required Health & Safety measures are adhered to within the department. The Kitchen Assistant assists with all the working areas within the homes kitchen. Responsibilities include food preparation, washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen area.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef, Chef and other catering team members to deliver all catering services throughout the home, ensuring resident choice at all times.
• Prepare nutritional food and beverages to a high standard, as directed by the Head Chef promptly and in accordance with agreed mealtimes.
• Maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen and food storage areas at all times, in accordance with the appropriate food hygiene regulations.
• Prepare special diet meals as needed and as directed by the Head Chef.
• Provide feedback to the Head Chef and Chef on complaints from residents or others on the functioning of the catering department. Address complaints promptly where possible and report them to the Head Chef or in the Head Chef’s absence to the Chef.
• Support cost-effective stock control systems to minimise waste and ensure these are in place.

Person Specification

• Physically and medically able to carry out duties and responsibilities with or without assistive aids
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload and work under pressure
• Energetic, passionate and proactive attitude
• Awareness of COSHH and CQC regulations