Kitchen Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Henfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Henfield is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to provide first-class food and hospitality to residents. You'll assist in meal preparation and create a fulfilling dining experience while maintaining high standards in the kitchen. This role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including free training and development opportunities. If you have a caring approach and attention to detail, this is a rewarding opportunity.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee recognition rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial or care setting is useful but not necessary.
• Must be committed to maintaining high standards in the kitchen.
• Demonstrated people skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing first-class food and hospitality.
• Help produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety standards in the kitchen.

Skills

Attention to detail

Caring approach

Reliability

Job description

The hours for this role are 7:30am–7:30pm, three days per week. The position includes working alternate weekends. Before commencing employment, you will be required to complete a four‑day induction (9:00am–5:00pm).

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you’ll help to provide the first‑class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all‑round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents’ wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Kitchen Assistant is so important. You’ll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You’ll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There’ll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents, enhance their hospitality experience and develop your skills.

ABOUT YOU

When you join us as a Kitchen Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That’s why we’re looking for someone who’s committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach. Formal qualifications aren’t necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector‑leading benefits and rewards package including:

• Free training and development for all roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• Unlimited referrals with our ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
• ‘Employee of the Month’ rewards and ‘Long Service Awards’

And so much more!

If you’d like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.