# Kitchen Assistant

**Company**: Cygnet Health Care
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Salary**: £14.50
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are currently recruiting for a Kitchen Assistant with previous experience working in a catering or kitchen environment at Cygnet Hospital Ealing.

The successful candidate will work full-time (37.5 hours a week) across a 7-day rota (Monday - Sunday), covering early and late shifts:

- Early shift times: 7:30am - 3:30pm

- Late shift times: 10am - 7pm

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will assist the Chef in ensuring that all catering areas are maintained in a hygienic, clean, tidy, and safe manner, as per the operational standards, and assist in all relevant aspects of the catering operation as required.

Your main duties will include:

- Assisting the team in providing balanced, appetising meals

- Performing basic food preparation, cooking tasks, and other kitchen duties

- Washing utensils, dishes, and making sure they are stored appropriately

- Sorting, storing, and distributing ingredients, checking deliveries, and assisting with stock ordering

- Promoting and ensuring the good reputation of the Hospital

- Maintaining personal hygiene and ensuring the kitchen is clean and hygienic

- Handling, maintaining, and storing kitchen equipment in accordance with Cygnet procedures

- Using chemicals in line with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations

To be considered for this role, you will need:

- Previous catering experience

- Knowledge of HACCP and Food Safety Training

- A passion for catering, preferably with experience within a care setting

- To be enthusiastic, keen to learn, and an active team member

- To be polite and professional, with a positive attitude at all times

- Good communication skills and the ability to liaise with people at all levels

- Good personal hygiene standards

- Ability to work on your own initiative and under supervision

- Diligence and taking pride in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness

- A Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

In return, we offer:

- £14.50 per hour (increasing to £14.80 per hour after 3 months)

- Employee Discount Scheme

- Regular coaching and support

- Subsidised meals

- Expert supervision and support

- Pension scheme

- Plus much more

Please note that successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

## Skills

### Required
- Food Safety Training
- HACCP
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

### Nice to have
- catering experience
- care setting experience

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