Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

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

Job summary

Join a leading care home as a Kitchen Assistant, where you'll provide exceptional food and hospitality for residents. This role is crucial for ensuring a healthy diet and enhancing the dining experience. You'll have opportunities to develop your skills while making a positive impact on residents' lives.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial or care setting is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Help produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience.
• Maintain high standards in kitchen and food preparation.

Skills

Attention to Detail

People Skills

Education

Experience in a similar setting

Job description

Job summary

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 independent provider of care homes and other healthcare services across the UK. They are committed to providing the highest quality of care and support to their residents and patients.

Details

• Date posted: 10 May 2025
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.20 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: 1299525781
• Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Poole, BH15 4HY

Job description

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. 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. We're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during food preparation. You should be reliable, considerate, and caring. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, but any experience in a commercial or care setting would be beneficial.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive pay rate plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards, 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 much more!

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

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential):

• Formal qualifications are not necessary, but experience in a similar setting is advantageous.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a DBS check will be required to check for any criminal convictions.