Kitchen Assistant - Bank

Avery Healthcare; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes as a Kitchen Assistant, where your role will significantly impact residents' lives. In this supportive environment, you will be responsible for food preparation and maintaining hygiene standards, ensuring high-quality service. The ideal candidate will embody values of care, respect, and accountability, contributing positively to a dedicated team. With opportunities for growth, this position offers a fulfilling career path in a nurturing atmosphere that values each team member's contributions.

Qualifications

• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, including Moving and Handling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Support food preparation and maintain a clean environment for safe meal production.
• Understand safe food handling principles to meet hygiene standards.

Skills

Food Hygiene

Health and Safety Knowledge

Teamwork

Initiative

Flexibility

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. We recognize the hard work of our teams and aim to celebrate and support you every step of the way.

By joining us, you will make a positive impact on residents' lives daily – your compassion and dedication truly matter. We are dedicated to fostering a caring, supportive environment that offers opportunities for growth and development throughout your career. As part of our close-knit team, you will experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your role as a Kitchen Assistant involves supporting the catering function through food preparation and maintaining a clean environment to ensure the safe production of beverages and meals, delivering high-quality service to residents.

Additional responsibilities include:

1. Understanding the principles of safe food handling to ensure hygiene standards are met during all food preparations.
2. Contributing to team efforts, responding positively to colleagues, and promptly completing all reasonable work instructions.
3. Managing supplies and quality of items used, ensuring timely and appropriate ordering of replacements.
4. Respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident when acting towards residents and visitors.

ABOUT YOU

To succeed, you should embody our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all your actions.

Our ideal candidate will:

1. Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
2. Have knowledge of Health and Safety, including Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
3. Be an efficient worker capable of sustained physical effort and responding to a demanding workload.
4. Show initiative and a positive, flexible attitude towards teamwork.
5. Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we are one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes and a place where people love to work. We believe that later years should be as enriching as any other life stage and are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and team members. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we operate over 100 homes, fostering a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered daily. Join us to discover why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and staff alike.

Please note that this role requires:

1. A DBS Disclosure check, with the cost covered by Avery Healthcare.
2. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the deadline depending on application volume and business needs.

SALARY AND OTHER DETAILS

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