Relief Kitchen Assistant

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Greater London; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Jewish Care is seeking a Relief Kitchen Assistant to support our North West London campuses, care homes, and community centres. The role involves flexible coverage, basic food preparation, serving meals, and maintaining clean kitchen areas to deliver welcoming dining experiences across sites.

You will work across multiple environments, value teamwork, and provide high-quality hospitality and customer service to residents, service users, visitors, and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to undertake this qualification)
• Great communication skills, confident speaking to a range of people
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Willing to undertake appropriate training (e.g., Supervision, NVQ Training)

Responsibilities

• Basic food preparation including vegetables, salads, and sandwiches
• Maintaining a clean, hygienic, and presentable environment
• Preparing and arranging food counters and dining areas, ready for service
• Serving hot & cold food and beverages
• Operating the till and cashing up when required

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene

Communication skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Education

NVQ Training

Job description

The Relief Kitchen Assistant (Multi-Site) will play a key role within Jewish Cares Hospitality Team, providing flexible catering support across our Campus, Care Homes, and Community Centres in North West London. Working on a relief basis to support service needs and cover absence, the postholder will help deliver high-quality hospitality services and create welcoming dining experiences for residents, service users, visitors, and colleagues. The role involves assisting with basic food preparation, preparing food counters and dining areas, serving meals and beverages, maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness and hygiene, and supporting the smooth running of kitchen services. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who enjoys working across different environments, values teamwork, and wants to make a positive difference through food, hospitality, and excellent customer service, We are looking for a reliable and enthusiastic Relief Kitchen Assistant (Multi-Site) to join our Hospitality Team. Working flexibly across our North West London services, you will support the delivery of excellent catering services across Jewish Cares Care Homes, Campuses, and Community Centres. You will assist with food preparation, maintain clean and safe kitchen environments, prepare dining areas, serve food and refreshments, and help create positive dining experiences for the people we support. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, works well as part of a team, and takes pride in delivering high-quality hospitality and customer service.

• Basic food preparation including vegetables, salads, and sandwiches
• Maintaining a clean, hygienic, and presentable environment
• Preparing and arranging food counters and dining areas, ready for service
• Serving hot & cold food and beverages
• Operating the till and cashing up when requiredYou will ideally have previous experience working within a busy kitchen environment, working both independently and within a team. You will need:
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to undertake this qualification)
• Great communication skills, confident speaking to a range of people
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Willing to undertake appropriate training (e.g., Supervision, NVQ Training)Jewish Care is the largest health and social care charity serving the Jewish community in London and the South East. Every week, our services support more than 12,000 people, delivered by over 1,200 dedicated colleagues across residential care, nursing, retirement living, community support, social work, and mental health services. We provide care that is Jewish at heart, supporting older people and their families every step of the way while welcoming colleagues from all backgrounds. Guided by our values of Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusiveness, we are committed to delivering high-quality services where people feel valued, respected, and able to live meaningful lives.