Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare Limited; Tye; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training

Wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus

Employee recognition programs

Long service awards

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare Limited is hiring a Kitchen Assistant to help prepare meals and deliver a high standard of hospitality in a care home setting. You will be part of a team that ensures residents enjoy nutritious meals and a welcoming dining experience.

No formal qualifications are required, but reliability, care, and teamwork are essential. Training and development are provided as part of our sector-leading rewards package.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required; experience in a kitchen or care setting is useful.
• Reliable, patient and caring approach essential.
• Strong teamwork and attentional focus to food safety and resident wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Assist in producing meals for residents.
• Create a welcoming and enjoyable dining experience for residents.
• Support kitchen and care home staff to maintain high standards of hospitality.
• Contribute to a clean, safe kitchen environment and food safety compliance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reliable

Caring approach

Teamwork

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.