Job summary The role of Kitchen Assistant at Avery Healthcare involves supporting 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. The ideal candidate should be compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated, with a focus on delivering excellent customer service. Main duties of the jobAs a Kitchen Assistant, your responsibilities will include understanding the principles of safe food handling, contributing to team working, advising on the supply and quality of items, and acting with respect towards residents and their visitors. You will need to hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene, and have knowledge of health and safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, fire safety, and COSHH assessments. The role requires an efficient worker capable of a high level of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload, with a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents. About usAvery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' through the exceptional care and experience they offer throughout their growing portfolio of over 100 care homes. They are committed to supporting their hard-working colleagues, offering a range of apprenticeships and access to leisure and retail discounts. Date posted: 14 April 2025 Pay scheme: Other Salary: £12.35 an hour Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Part-time Reference number: 1280781869 Job locationsAvery Healthcare, Cobham, KT11 1EF Job descriptionPackage Description: At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; we recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, supporting your career development with a variety 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 Kitchen Assistant. 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 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. 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 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 to team working. Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents. ABOUT AVERYAs one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our residents' lives should be as enriching as any other. Our vision of creating meaningful lives together is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees. Please note this role will require: A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK. This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs. Person Specification Qualifications EssentialBasic Food Hygiene Certificate Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Employer detailsEmployer name: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. Address: Avery Healthcare, Cobham, KT11 1EF Employer's website:
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Kitchen Assistant