Kitchen Assistant

We are seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Kitchen Assistant at Birchwood Grange Care Home in London.

As a Kitchen Assistant, your focus will be 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.

Key responsibilities include:

• Understanding the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen meet the highest standards of hygiene.
• Contributing fully to teamwork, 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.

Requirements:

• 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 teamwork.
• Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards residents.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary of £12.75 per hour.
• Opportunities for growth and development in a caring and supportive environment.
• A culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

This role requires a DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.