Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Fleet

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

Job summary

A luxury care home provider in Fleet, England, is seeking a Kitchen Assistant. The role involves supporting food preparation while ensuring high standards of hygiene and respecting the dignity of residents. Ideal candidates should have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and knowledge of Health and Safety. We value caring, supportive, and honest individuals who can thrive in a team environment. Join us to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures is required.
• Must be capable of sustained physical effort and respond to workload demands.

Responsibilities

• Support food preparation and maintain a clean environment.
• Ensure high standards of hygiene in food handling.
• Act respectfully towards residents and their visitors.

Skills

Safe food handling

Team working

Basic Food Hygiene

Health and Safety knowledge

Positive and flexible aptitude

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

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 demonstrate 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.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.