Kitchen Assistant: Fresh Meals, Clean Kitchen & Teamwork

Boutique Care Homes; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company pension

Free team lunches

Free employee counselling & support 24

Refer a friend incentive scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

BCH quarterly recognition awards

Long service awards

Job summary

Boutique Care Homes’ Keymer Hall is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to join our catering team in the United Kingdom. You will help prepare fresh, nutritious meals for residents, families and visitors, while supporting a clean, well-run kitchen.

We value teamwork, reliability and a can-do attitude. The role involves practical food prep, kitchen hygiene, and coordination with the chef to ensure high standards of service in a warm, home-like setting.

Qualifications

• Good people & relationship building skills.
• Flexible in approach.
• Demonstrate ability to be a team player.
• Passionate about providing a quality food service.
• Attention to detail.
• Physical stamina and the ability to lift and carry heavy objects.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of food to deliver high quality restaurant level standards.
• Carry out all cleaning duties in the kitchen area in accordance with the work schedule.
• Preparation of food including vegetables, salads, sandwiches and other snacks.
• General cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen area, equipment and appliances.
• Receiving, checking and safely storing kitchen deliveries.
• Understand the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen are to the highest standards of hygiene.

Skills

People skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Flexible

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Boutique Care Homes’ Keymer Hall is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to join our catering team in the United Kingdom. You will help prepare fresh, nutritious meals for residents, families and visitors, while supporting a clean, well-run kitchen.

We value teamwork, reliability and a can-do attitude. The role involves practical food prep, kitchen hygiene, and coordination with the chef to ensure high standards of service in a warm, home-like setting.