Kitchen Assistant - Bank

Avery Healthcare Group; West of England; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare Group is seeking a warm Kitchen Assistant on a Bank basis at Avonmere Care Home in Bristol. You will support the catering function, help with food preparation, and maintain a clean, hygienic kitchen to ensure quality meals for residents.

We value compassionate care, teamwork, and flexible, reliable staff. The role requires a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and awareness of health and safety standards. DBS check and eligibility to work in the UK are required.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices in a kitchen.
• Able to handle high workload with physical effort.
• Flexible with shift patterns and teamwork.
• Caring and respectful attitude toward residents.

Responsibilities

• Understand safe food handling to ensure high hygiene standards in food prep.
• Contribute to team work, respond to colleagues, and follow instructions promptly.
• Advise on supply and quality of items and ensure timely ordering of replacements.
• Respect residents and visitors, upholding dignity and individuality.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene

Health & Safety

Moving & Handling

Fire Safety

COSHH

Teamwork

Caring attitude

Job description

Package Description:

Shift Details: 07:00 AM -17:30 PM

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 - Bank at Avonmere Care Home in Bristol. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

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 is 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

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 demonstrates high standards of personal hygiene.
• Have the 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'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.