This is a temporary Kitchen Assistant role at Avery Healthcare's care home in Chorleywood. The focus will be on 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.
Main duties of the job
As a Kitchen Assistant, your responsibilities will include understanding the principles of safe food handling, contributing to team working, advising on supply and quality of items, and acting with respect towards residents. You should have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, knowledge of health and safety, and demonstrate efficiency, initiative, and a caring attitude.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful experiences for both residents and employees. They offer exceptional care across over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Shift Details - Bank Shifts - 07:00 - 19:00
At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents. We value the hard work of our teams and celebrate your dedication. Joining us means making a positive impact daily, with opportunities for growth in a caring environment that values respect, compassion, and exceptional care.
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 place for you, we would love to hear from you!
About the role
Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is to support food preparation and maintain a clean environment for the safe production of meals, ensuring high-quality service to residents.
Other responsibilities include:
* Understanding safe food handling principles to ensure hygiene standards.
* Contributing to team work, responding positively to colleagues, and promptly following work instructions.
* Advising on supply and quality of items, ensuring timely ordering of replacements.
* Respectfully acting towards residents and visitors, respecting their dignity and individuality.
About you
To succeed, you should embody our values of caring, supportiveness, honesty, respect, and accountability.
Our ideal candidate:
* Holds a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrates high personal hygiene standards.
* Has knowledge of Health and Safety, including Moving and Handling, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
* Is an efficient worker capable of sustained physical effort and responding to a demanding workload.
* Demonstrates initiative and a positive, flexible approach to teamwork.
* Shows a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.
About Avery
At Avery, we are more than just a provider of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe in enriching the lives of our residents and team members, with a vision of creating meaningful lives together. We offer exceptional care across over 100 homes, fostering a supportive and empowering environment where employees are valued every day.
Please note this role will require:
* A DBS Disclosure check, with costs covered by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the deadline depending on application volume and business needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, knowledge of Health and Safety, Moving and Handling, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a Disclosure to be made to check for any criminal convictions.
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