Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in Alcester seeks a Kitchen Assistant to deliver first-class food and hospitality for residents. This role is crucial for maintaining residents' wellbeing through nutritious meals. Ideal candidates should be reliable and caring, and experience in a similar setting is a plus. The job offers competitive pay and a rewarding benefits package, including free training and a referral bonus scheme.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Unlimited referrals with bonuses

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required, experience in a commercial or care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience.
• Enhance hospitality experience for residents.
• Maintain highest standards in the kitchen.

Skills

Attention to detail

People skills

Reliability

Considerate and caring approach

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Kitchen Assistant is so important.

Main duties of the job

You'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents, enhance their hospitality experience and develop your skills.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering a wide range of services to meet the varying needs of its residents. The company is committed to delivering high‑quality care and creating a comfortable, welcoming environment for its residents.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first‑class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Kitchen Assistant is so important. You'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents, enhance their hospitality experience and develop your skills.

ABOUT YOUWhen you join us as a Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector‑leading benefits and rewards package including:

• Free training and development for all roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Employee of the Month rewards
• Long Service Awards

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.