Overview
As a Bank 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 Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important.
Responsibilities
* Providing cover for planned or unplanned absences; help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident.
* Be an asset to colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen; there will be opportunities to get to know residents and enhance their hospitality experience.
About the employer
Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating over 200 care homes and healthcare services across the country. They are committed to providing exceptional care and support to residents, and take catering and hospitality seriously.
Details
* Date posted: 03 September 2025
* Pay scheme: Other
* Salary: £12.71 an hour
* Contract: Bank
* Working pattern: Flexible working
* Reference number: 1375683508
* Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Kettering, NN15 6XE
Job description
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank 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 Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you e2 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 and enhance their hospitality experience.
ABOUT YOUWhen you join us as a Bank 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, and flexible when it comes to your work patterns. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. If you do well in this role it could lead to a permanent one.
As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.
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.
About you (continued)
Qualifications
* Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.
Disclosure and checks
This 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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: Barchester Healthcare
Address: Barchester Healthcare, Kettering, NN15 6XE
Website: https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
#J-18808-Ljbffr