Kitchen Assistant - Bank

NHS; Blackwater; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Blackwater seeks a Kitchen Assistant to support food preparation and maintain hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate a caring attitude towards residents. Join us to make a positive impact in an exceptional team environment focused on quality service.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for learning and development

Positive work culture

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH.
• Capable of high physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
• Demonstrate initiative and positive teamwork attitude.
• Exhibit caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

Responsibilities

• Support the catering function in food preparation.
• Maintain a clean environment for safe food production.
• Understand safe food handling principles.
• Contribute to teamwork and respect residents' dignity.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Ability to work efficiently under pressure

Caring attitude

Initiative and teamwork skills

Job description

Overview

This is a temporary Kitchen Assistant role at Avery Healthcare's care home in Blackwater. The role involves 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 residents.

Main duties

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. Other responsibilities will include understanding the principles of safe food handling, contributing to team working, advising on supply and quality of items, and acting with respect towards residents.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

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 are 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 are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career.
• 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.

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 are to the highest standards of hygiene.
• Contributing fully to teamwork, 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 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.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. 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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful, you will need to hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene. Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments is also required. You should be an efficient worker, capable of a high level of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload, with a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.