Warm Kitchen Assistant – Care Home Support (Bank)

Avery-Healthcare; Monkston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

At Avery Healthcare, we are looking for a warm, enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our award-winning team as a Bank role at Milton Court Care Home in Milton Keynes. The role focuses on supporting the catering function, food preparation, and maintaining a clean environment for safe production of meals and beverages for residents.

You’ll be part of a caring team, upholding our values and ensuring high standards of hygiene, safety, and resident dignity in every task you undertake.

Qualifications

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standard of personal hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.

Responsibilities

• Understanding the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen are 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.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Personal hygiene

Job description

At Avery Healthcare, we are looking for a warm, enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our award-winning team as a Bank role at Milton Court Care Home in Milton Keynes. The role focuses on supporting the catering function, food preparation, and maintaining a clean environment for safe production of meals and beverages for residents.

You’ll be part of a caring team, upholding our values and ensuring high standards of hygiene, safety, and resident dignity in every task you undertake.