Kitchen Assistant - Tortoiseshell Way

Hawthorns Retirement; Coventry; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A retirement community in Coventry is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join their friendly team. You will focus on supporting food preparation and maintaining hygiene standards in the kitchen, alongside delivering quality service to residents. The ideal candidate should hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, possess knowledge of health and safety standards, and demonstrate a caring attitude towards residents. This role requires a physically capable worker who can thrive in a demanding environment.

Benefits

Access to leisure and retail discounts

Opportunities for career development and apprenticeships

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate with high personal hygiene standards.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, including Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Capable of sustained physical effort and demanding workloads.
• Demonstrates initiative and positive flexibility in teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Support food preparation and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen.
• Ensure all food preparation meets hygiene standards.
• Assist with timely ordering of replacement goods.
• Respect residents' dignity and individuality.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Understanding of Health and Safety

Teamwork

Caring attitude towards residents

Job description

Kitchen Assistant - Tortoiseshell Way

Package Description : Shift Details : Monday to Friday 5 pm-9 pm

At The Hawthorns we believe in supporting those who support our residents; we recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, champion your career development and offer a range of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.

We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Kitchen Assistant.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is to support the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understanding the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene.
• Contributing fully to team working, responding positively to colleagues, and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly.
• Advising on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Acting accordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE MUST HAVE

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrates high standards of personal hygiene.
• Have the knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be an efficient worker, capable of a high level of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
• Demonstrate initiative and display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

ABOUT THE HAWTHORNS

The Hawthorns is a unique retirement model that offers retirement properties to rent for couples or individuals who seek a rich, independent lifestyle, at beautiful locations across the country. The Hawthorns retirement villages are vibrant and companionable places; we eat together, we have fun together, and we live together. Our vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' is reached by the exceptional service and experience we proudly offer throughout our portfolio of four luxurious retirement homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by the business.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.