Kitchen Assistant
Avery Healthcare
CM75SE
Salary
£12.75 an hour
Contract
Not specified
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
25 November 2026
86 days left
In plain English
What this job actually involves
As a Kitchen Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you'll help prepare food and keep the kitchen clean, working with a team to ensure high-quality meals for residents. This role suits someone who is caring, enthusiastic, and able to work well in a team. You'll be supporting the catering function and maintaining a safe environment.
What you'll need
- You'll need a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and good personal hygiene standards.
- You should have knowledge of Health and Safety, including Moving and Handling techniques.
- You'll need to be able to work efficiently and sustain a high level of physical effort.
- You should be able to respond to a demanding workload and be flexible with your work.
- You'll need to be caring and understanding towards residents.
How to boost your chances
- Consider taking a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate course if you don't already have one.
- Practice your teamwork and communication skills to be a strong team player.
- Think about your experience with food handling and safety to be confident in this role.
- Get familiar with Health and Safety procedures, such as Moving and Handling techniques.
- Reflect on your ability to work under pressure and be flexible with your work.
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Job description
Package Description
At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we’re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.
When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day – your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.
We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Kitchen Assistant at Braintree Mews Care Home in Braintree. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!
Your 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
Understanding the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene.
Contributing fully to team working, responding positively to colleagues, and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly.
Advising on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
Acting accordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
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
At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.
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.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
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Reed
First seen
8 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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