This is a Kitchen Assistant role at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role 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.
Job Responsibilities
As a Kitchen Assistant, your focus will be on supporting the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals. You will be responsible for understanding the principles of safe food handling, contributing to team working, advising on the supply and quality of items, and acting with compassion and respect towards the residents.
* 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 timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
* Acting accordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
Shift Details: 07:00 - 18:00.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and high standards of personal hygiene.
* Knowledge of Health & Safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, fire safety and COSHH assessments.
* Efficient worker, capable of a high level of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload.
* Demonstrated initiative, flexible aptitude for team working and a caring attitude towards residents.
* DBS disclosure check (cost met by Avery Healthcare) and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
About Avery Healthcare
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and team members, offering exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is committed to building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.
Please note that this role requires a DBS disclosure check and 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 This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 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.
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