Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Merle Common; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare in Merle Common is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join their team. In this role, you'll help provide nutritious meals and create a pleasant dining experience for residents, contributing significantly to their overall care.

Whether you're assisting with food preparation or engaging with residents, your attention to detail and caring attitude will play a vital role. The position offers a competitive salary along with excellent benefits, including free training and a referral bonus scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial or care setting would be useful.
• Formal qualifications not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Help produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience.
• Maintain the highest standards in food preparation.
• Support residents and colleagues in the care home.

Skills

Attention to detail

People skills

Reliability

Caring attitude

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

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. 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 YOU

When 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 PACKAGE

In 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 and ‘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.