Kitchen Assistant

A friendly and practical Kitchen Assistant is required to support food preparation, meal service, kitchen cleaning, stock rotation and safe catering operations within a welcoming resident-focused environment.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Catering Assistant, Kitchen Porter, Food Service Assistant, General Catering Assistant, Catering Team Member, Kitchen Team Member, Food Preparation Assistant, Hospitality Assistant, Dining Room Assistant, Kitchen Operative

SALARY: £13.45 per Hour + Benefits

LOCATION: Stanwell, Surrey (TW19)

JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 8 Hours, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00-14:00

JOB OVERVIEW

A great opportunity has arisen for a Kitchen Assistant to join a friendly, hard-working catering team.

Working as the Kitchen Assistant, you will help deliver high quality meals in a clean, safe and welcoming kitchen environment for residents.

As the Kitchen Assistant, you will support food preparation, meal service, kitchen cleaning, dining room cleaning, stock rotation, deliveries and general kitchen duties, while following health and safety food regulations.

Previous kitchen experience would be desirable, but it is not essential, as full training will be provided. The role would suit someone reliable, caring and able to work well in a fast-paced environment.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Kitchen Assistant will include:

• Maintaining health and safety food regulations
• Preparing and serving food and cleaning the kitchen
• Setting up the service area for breakfast, lunch and evening meals
• Cleaning the dining room, kitchen, storerooms and outside storage area
• Checking in goods for quality control and packing goods away on delivery
• Assisting the chef with the daily running of the service
• Supporting the Chef Manager with deliveries, stock rotation and removing any out-of-date items
• Communicating when products are running low

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Ability to follow instructions from the Chef Manager and Catering Manager
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable engaging with elderly and vulnerable customers and their families in a caring and respectful way
• Confident using computers for online training and basic systems
• A positive attitude, willingness to learn and commitment to working well as part of a team

DESIRABLE

• Previous experience working in a kitchen environment

BENEFITS

• 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
• Up to 8% contributory pension
• All permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family

The organisation recognises that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, they’d still encourage you to apply should you not feel you meet the criteria 100%.

This role requires an Enhanced DBS Check

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JOB REF: AWDO-P14908

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