Kitchen Assistant (0456)

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime rates

Learning and development opportunities

Free meals

Competitive pension

EAP – wellbeing and legal support

Monthly recognition

Long service awards

Friendly working environment

Social events

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Amica Care Trust is hiring a part-time Kitchen Assistant to support residents with meals and nutritional care. The role involves 32 hours per week with alternating weekends, in a care home setting.

You will assist with meal prep and service, respect dietary needs, and maintain hygiene and stock control. A friendly, team-oriented environment and opportunities for training are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in the catering industry is beneficial although not essential.
• Food handling course qualification would be desirable.
• You should have good judgement and problem solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring residents' nutritional health and wellbeing is at the heart of everything you do.
• Assisting with the preparation and serving of meals, meeting dietary needs and texture-modified food as needed.
• Maintaining records and stock rotation; keeping kitchen and service areas clean and hygienic.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Job description

Job description

Kitchen Assistant (0456)

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Amica Care Trust offers a range of friendly, welcoming and professional support services, including occasional day care, to assisted living providing the independence many of our resident's desire, through to specialist dementia care for those in most need of our support.

We are recruiting for a Part-Time Kitchen Assistant for 32 hours per week to join the team. Alternate weekend availability is required.

Day to Day:

• Ensuring that the resident's nutritional health and wellbeing are at the heart of everything you do.
• Assisting with the preparation and serving of meals to our residents, ensuring all special dietary needs are met and prepare texture modified food as directed.
• Maintaining records and control stock rotation, ensure the kitchen and service areas are clean and hygienic at all times.

Requirements:

• Experience in the catering industry is beneficial although not essential.
• Food handling course qualification would be desirable.
• You should have good judgement and problem solving abilities.
• You will be expected to work within our staff values and promote these at all times by being an effective communicator, passionate about your work, encouraging team working and having a positive attitude.

Rewards:

In return for your commitment to providing the best service to our residents, you will be offered:

• Fantastic overtime rates!
• Excellent learning and development opportunities and regular free training.
• Free homemade meals.
• A competitive pension.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing a range of free and confidential services and advice for you and your family, such as counselling sessions, wellbeing support and legal advice.
• Monthly employee recognition.
• Long service awards
• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• Social events.
• A refer a friend bonus.

Applications for this vacancy close on 24 th September 2026

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised date and therefore encourage early applications.

Amica Care is a Disability Confident Employer.

Amica Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

• Location:Ernstell House
• Vacancy Type:Permanent
• Working Schedule:Part-time
• Days/Nights:Days
• Working Hours:32 hours per week
• Pay Rate:£12.82 Per Hour