Job summary The job posting is for a Kitchen Assistant role at the Abbey Court Care Home, which is part of the Avery Healthcare group.
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.
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 the supply and quality of items used, and acting accordingly towards residents and their visitors.
You must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, have knowledge of Health and Safety, and be an efficient worker capable of a high level of sustained physical effort.
About us Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' by offering exceptional care and experience to residents and employees across their growing portfolio of over 100 care homes.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description: Shift Pattern:07:00am - 15:00pm / 09:00am - 17:00pm / 11:00am - 07:00am including alternate weekendsAt Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, support your career development, and offer a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.We are seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Kitchen Assistant.
ABOUT THE ROLEYour focus as Kitchen Assistant is 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.Other responsibilities will include: Understandingthe principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene.
Contributingfully to team working, responding positively tocolleagues,and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly.
Advisingon the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring thetimelyandappropriate orderingof replacement goods.
Actingaccordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.ABOUT YOU To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.Our ideal candidate must: Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrates high standards of personal hygiene.
Have the 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 team working.
Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.ABOUT AVERY As one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our residents lives should be as enriching as any other.
Our vision of creating meaningful lives together is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.
Please note this role will require: A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.