Kitchen Assistant

About the role

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

Key responsibilities

• Understand the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparations meet the highest hygiene standards.
• Contribute fully to team working, responding positively to colleagues and acting on all reasonable work instructions promptly.
• Advise on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Act accordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.

Requirements & qualifications

• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Have 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 for team working.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

Additional requirements

• DBS Disclosure check (cost covered by Avery Healthcare).
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.