Kitchen Assistant

Athena Care Homes (UK) Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 10,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care home business in Cambridge is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support the Head Chef in providing high-quality food services. You will maintain cleanliness, assist in meal preparation, and engage with residents meaningfully. The ideal candidate will have a background in catering, effective communication skills, and attention to detail. This position offers a competitive salary with various benefits, including holiday leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days of holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a kitchen environment or a catering background.
• Reliable with excellent communication skills, and high attention to detail.
• Computer literate, with the ability to use basic Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef to ensure high-quality catering services.
• Assist with meal service and ensure dietary needs are met.
• Engage with residents in meaningful conversation and activity.
• Ensure Health & Safety meets Food Safety Manual requirements.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Computer literate

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant at Langdon House Care Home, you will be responsible for supporting the Head Chef to provide a high-quality food service within the home, ensuring that high standards are achieved to meet the needs of the residents.

About Langdon House Care Home

Langdon House is an exceptional residential care home in Cambridge. At Langdon House we pride ourselves on our family-feel, attractive gardens and providing outstanding care to each of our residents.

We’re based in a quiet nook in Chesterton on the north eastern side of Cambridge, three miles from the city centre. Our home offers fantastic 24-hour care to up to 51 residents.

About the role

Reporting to the Head Chef, the Kitchen Assistant will work to ensure the catering services and dining experiences are of the highest standard and quality for our residents – this includes the maintenance of public areas, such as the café area, and providing refreshments for our residents and their guests.

Salary

£12.21 per hour.

Shift Pattern

40 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location

20 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1QB – 3 miles from the city centre.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef to ensure the catering services and residential dining experience is of the highest standard and quality.
• Assist the Head Chef with meal service to the residents, ensuring the meals cater for the resident’s dietary requirements and the areas are clean and stocked appropriately.
• To actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
• Ensure Health & Safety within the services team, residents and visitors meet the requirements of the Food Safety Manual and Health & Safety Manual.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• Experience of working within a kitchen environment, or have a catering background, ideally within a care environment but this is not essential.
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is desirable.
• Reliable with excellent communication skills, and high attention to detail.
• Computer literate, with the ability to use basic Microsoft Office applications.

What we can offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care,clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.