Kitchen Assistant - Bank

Avery Healthcare Group; Braintree; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare in Braintree is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join Braintree Mews Care Home. You will support the catering function, help prepare meals, and maintain hygiene to deliver high-quality resident meals in a safe environment.

The ideal candidate will hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, understand health and safety, and work well in a team while remaining flexible to a demanding workload. DBS check and eligibility to work in the UK are required.

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standard of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, Moving & Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be efficient, capable of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.

Responsibilities

• Understand safe food handling principles to ensure high hygiene standards.
• Contribute to team work, respond positively to colleagues, and follow instructions.
• Advise on supply and quality of items, and manage timely ordering of replacements.
• Act with care towards residents and their visitors, respecting dignity and individuality.

Skills

Food hygiene certificate

Health & safety

Moving & handling

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Caring attitude

Job 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 at Braintree Mews Care Home in Braintree. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is tosupport

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

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Other responsibilitieswillinclude:

• Understandingthe principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene.
• Contributingfully to team working, responding positively tocolleagues,and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly.
• Advisingon the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring thetimelyandappropriate orderingof replacement goods.
• Actingaccordingly 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

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Our ideal candidate must:

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate anddemonstrateshigh standardsof personal hygiene.
• Have theknowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be an efficient worker, capable ofa high levelof sustained physical effort and able torespond to a demandingworkload.
• Demonstrate initiative and display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working.
• Exhibit a caring andunderstanding 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.