Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Osbaldwick; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts

Referral bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Job summary

A care provider in the UK is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to deliver exceptional food and hospitality services. You will play a key role in ensuring residents enjoy a nutritious diet, enhance their dining experience, and create a supportive environment. No formal qualifications are required, but experience in a relevant setting is beneficial. Barchester offers free training, retail discounts, and a chance to develop people skills in a rewarding role.

Qualifications

• Reliable, considerate, and caring approach is essential.
• Experience in a commercial or care setting is useful.

Responsibilities

• Help produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience.
• Enhance residents' hospitality experience and develop skills.

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. You'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident.

Main duties of the job

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. 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.

Job responsibilities

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.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and specialist care services across the UK. With a strong focus on delivering high‑quality care and enabling residents to live fulfilling lives, Barchester is committed to providing a positive working environment for its employees.

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 to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.