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About Avery Healthcare
At Avery Healthcare, we are dedicated to supporting those who care for our residents. We recognize the hard work of our teams and are committed to celebrating and supporting you every step of the way.
By joining us, you will make a positive impact on residents' lives daily. Your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to fostering a caring, supportive environment with opportunities for learning and career development. As part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.
Job Title: Kitchen Assistant
We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Kitchen Assistant. If this sounds like the right place for you, we would love to hear from you!
About the Role
Your main focus as a Kitchen Assistant is to support the catering function by assisting in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment to ensure the safe production of beverages and meals, delivering high-quality service to residents.
Additional responsibilities include:
1. Understanding the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparations meet the highest standards of hygiene.
2. Contributing fully to team work, responding positively to colleagues, and promptly acting on all reasonable work instructions.
3. Advising on the supply and quality of items used for tasks, ensuring timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
4. Acting respectfully towards residents and visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
About You
To succeed in your application, you should embody our values of caring, supportiveness, honesty, respect, and accountability in all your actions.
Our ideal candidate must:
1. Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
2. Have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
3. Be an efficient worker capable of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
4. Demonstrate initiative and a positive, flexible attitude towards team working.
5. Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.
About Avery
At Avery, we are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we are a place where people love to work. We believe that later years should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and staff. Our vision is "creating meaningful lives together," and we proudly operate over 100 homes, fostering a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered daily.
Additional Requirements
Please note this role will require:
1. A DBS Disclosure check, with the cost covered by Avery Healthcare.
2. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the deadline depending on application volume and business needs.
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