Kitchen AssistantNHS

Job summary

Package Description: We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant. Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector? Then come and join the Agincare family as kitchen assistant today! Where you'll be working Click here to view the care home: Residential & Nursing Homes in London - Laurel Dene Care Home in Hampton | Agincare As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £14.80 per hour Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000* Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme On demand pay What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK Previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential. This is a part time position, working 15 hours per week - this will be working every Saturday and Sunday A day in the life of a Kitchen Assistant Support the chef to create healthy/balanced meals and snacks, ...

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant. If you're interested in furthering your career in the health & social care sector, join the Agincare family as a kitchen assistant today. This role involves supporting the chef in creating healthy and balanced meals, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring food safety standards are met. A caring, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual is ideal for this role, which requires previous kitchen experience and understanding of food safety. Working 15 hours per week, every weekend, offers an opportunity for career development and fully funded training.

Job description

Package Description: We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant.

Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector?

Then come and join the Agincare family askitchen assistanttoday!

Where you'll be working

• Click here to view the care home: Residential & Nursing Homes in London - Laurel Dene Care Home in Hampton | Agincare

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy

• £14.80 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000*
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• Previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential.
• This is a part time position, working 15 hours per week - this will be working every Saturday and Sunday

A day in the life of a Kitchen Assistant

• Support the chef to create healthy/balanced meals and snacks, and ensuring a good understanding of various dietary requirements and allergens
• Ensure a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in the kitchen area, with good levels of hygiene particularly in line with COSHH regulations and health and safety protocols.
• Work as a team player, but have the ability to lone work when needed, effectively managing your time.
• Offer support, communication and engagement to the residents.

About YouYou don't have to have worked in care before, a previous role in a different catering environment is great for someone willing to learn. We'd like you to have some prior knowledge of food safety and COSHH. You will be a caring, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who is able to show empathy to the needs of others.

About AgincareAgincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services areregulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers

*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions

About us

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members, Agincare is one of the UK's largest care providers, delivering care through care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, Agincare supports care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. Agincare proudly supports the Armed Forces community by offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community, ensuring equality and inclusivity in employment.