Kitchen Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group; Northampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - GBP 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare company is looking for a compassionate and dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join their team in Northampton. The role involves supporting food preparation and maintaining a clean working environment. Candidates should have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high hygiene standards, teamwork, and initiative. This is a chance to be part of a vibrant community focused on delivering quality care in a retirement setting where residents are respected and valued.

Benefits

Access to leisure and retail discounts

Career development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Health and Safety, moving and handling techniques.
• Ability to maintain high personal hygiene standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work under physical demands.

Responsibilities

• Support food preparation and maintain cleanliness.
• Ensure high hygiene standards in food handling.
• Advise on supply and quality of kitchen items.

Skills

Food preparation

Teamwork

Food hygiene standards

Positive attitude

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

# Kitchen Assistant - BankAt 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 a Kitchen Assistant - Bank at The Hawthorns, Northampton.ABOUT THE ROLEYour 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 will include:* 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 YOUTo 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:* 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 HAWTHORNSThe 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: