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Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care HomeNHS

Sherborne, DT9 6EX Bank £14.80
Posted 20 August 2026 Closing date 19 October 2026
Sherborne Rail Station (0.8 miles, direct) Colyton Station (Seaton Tramway) (27.2 miles, direct) Temp Bus Station (4.6 miles, direct)

Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. 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. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you'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 YOU When 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 relia

Main duties of the job

This position is for a Kitchen Assistant at Barchester Healthcare in Sherborne. It's a casual, part-time role providing flexible working opportunities. As a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you will assist in delivering top-notch food and hospitality, essential for our residents comprehensive care and support. The role is crucial because a healthy, nutritious diet is key to ensuring the wellbeing of residents and aiding them in enjoying their daily life. You will cover planned and unplanned absences and contribute to producing meals that guarantee every resident has an enjoyable dining experience. You'll get to know residents and enhance their hospitality experience. While no formal qualifications are necessary, similar experience in a commercial or care setting may be beneficial. The role offers competitive pay, flexibility, and opportunities for free learning and development. It's a Bank position, meaning work hours and days will vary based on the needs for covering absences like annual or sick leave. Successful candidates may have a path towards a permanent position.

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. 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. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you'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. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take catering seriously and even run a fiercely-contested annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. 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.

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About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers. The organisation takes pride in offering competitive pay and roles that provide true flexibility, alongside numerous free learning and development opportunities. The healthcare provider highly values its catering services, evident through its hosting of a fiercely contested annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. The organisation seeks individuals who are committed to maintaining the highest standards and can bring value not only to the specific role but also to the wider community they serve. Barchester Healthcare focuses on delivering exceptional all-round care and support to residents through nutritious meals and first-class hospitality. Their roles often provide flexible working arrangements to accommodate varying needs, especially for positions that offer cover for absences. This creates an opportunity-rich environment where employees can grow and possibly transition from temporary to permanent roles based on performance.

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