Kitchen Assistant - Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Nouvita Healthcare; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Free meals on shift

Free parking

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Nouvita Healthcare is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to join the catering team at Eltisley Manor, a nursing home near St Neots. This fixed-term maternity cover role supports the chef and helps provide a high-quality dining experience for residents and guests.

Shifts run 7.30am to 3.30pm with no evenings. Weekday rota alternates; weekends every other, in a friendly rural setting with full induction and training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and customer service.
• Understanding of food hygiene and COSHH.
• Awareness of safeguarding in a care setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare simple meals, salads and vegetables under the chef's direction, including modified diets.
• Set up and serve in dining rooms and deliver meal and beverage trays to residents' rooms.
• Prepare beverage trolleys and ancillary items such as bread rolls and drinks.
• Keep kitchen and dining areas clean, tidy and safe, follow cleaning schedules and sign them off.
• Wash up, store supplies correctly, and maintain food safety and health & safety records.
• Chat with residents and participate in the life of the home.

Skills

Food preparation

Customer service

Food hygiene

COSHH

Safeguarding

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a friendly, reliable Kitchen Assistant to join the catering team at Eltisley Manor, our nursing home in the village of Eltisley, near St Neots, on a fixed-term basis covering maternity leave. Working alongside our chef, you'll help provide a high-quality dining experience for our residents and their guests – and because mealtimes matter so much in a care home, you'll play a real part in residents' day-to-day wellbeing, not just their plates.

Your rota alternates weekly: Monday, Thursday and Friday one week; Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday the next. All shifts run 7.30am to 3.30pm – no evenings or split shifts.

What you will be doing:

• Preparing simple meals, salads and vegetables under the direction of the chef, including modified diets
• Setting up and serving in the dining rooms, and delivering meal and beverage trays to residents' rooms when needed
• Preparing beverage trolleys and ancillary items such as bread rolls and drinks
• Keeping the kitchen and dining areas clean, tidy and safe, following cleaning schedules and signing them off
• Washing up, storing supplies correctly, and keeping food safety and health & safety records up to date
• Chatting with residents day to day and joining in with the life of the home

What we are looking for:

You will have experience of food preparation and customer service, an understanding of food hygiene and COSHH, and an awareness of safeguarding. Just as important is the way you work: person-centred, diligent, flexible and happy to muck in when the team needs you.

Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate, Level 2 Health & Safety, or previous experience in a care home or hospital kitchen would be a bonus – but full training is provided.

Why Eltisley Manor?

• Daytime hours only – 7.30am to 3.30pm, with every other weekend free
• A warm, close-knit team in a beautiful rural setting
• Full induction and training, including food hygiene
• [Benefits – e.g. pension, free meals on shift, free parking, Blue Light Card eligibility]

This post is subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks including references and an enhanced DBS check. Nouvita Healthcare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support, and to equality of opportunity for all applicants.