Kitchen Assistant - Bank

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Aldridge; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Kitchen Assistant for their Aldridge Care Home. Responsibilities include supporting food preparation and maintaining high hygiene standards to deliver quality service to residents. Ideal candidates will hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and exhibit strong teamwork skills along with a caring attitude towards residents. Join a supportive environment committed to exceptional care and quality service.

Qualifications

• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, including Moving and Handling techniques and Fire Safety.
• Ability to perform at a high level of sustained physical effort.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food preparations are conducted to the highest hygiene standards.
• Contribute positively to teamwork and respond to work instructions.
• Advise on supply and quality of items used for tasks.
• Respect residents' dignity and individuality.

Skills

Understanding safe food handling

Team working

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Caring attitude towards residents

Ability to respond to demanding workload

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is committed to building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Main duties of the job

As a Kitchen Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Aldridge Care Home, you will be responsible for supporting 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 the residents.

Job responsibilities

• 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.

About you

Our ideal candidate must:

• 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 to team working.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

Required checks

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• You should hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene. You should also have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.

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.