Kitchen Assistant

This role is for a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join the friendly, award-winning team as a Kitchen Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Esher Manor Care Home. The focus will be on 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 the residents., As a Kitchen Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals. This will involve understanding the principles of safe food handling, contributing to team working, advising on the supply and quality of items, and acting with respect towards the residents. You should hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene, and have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments. You should also be an efficient worker, capable of a high level of sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demanding workload, while exhibiting a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They believe that the later years of their residents' lives should be as enriching as any other, and their vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' is reached by the exceptional care and experience they proudly offer throughout their growing portfolio of over 100 care homes.