Bank Kitchen Assistant

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: Care Home in Gloucestershire | Care Home Gloucestershire Grevill House | Agincare As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £12.91 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, preferably within a care home setting This position is bank, so you will need to be flexible to work as and when required A day in the life of a Kitchen As

Main duties of the job

The Bank Kitchen Assistant position at Agincare Homes Holdings offers individuals the opportunity to join a team as a passionate and organized kitchen assistant. This role is situated in Cheltenham and is a permanent position with a salary of £12.91 per hour. Employees can benefit from a refer-a-friend scheme, career development opportunities, fully funded training, and more. The job requires candidates to have the right to work in the UK for at least 12 months, and previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential. It is a bank position, meaning employees need to be flexible in their work hours. The role includes supporting the chef to prepare meals while taking into account dietary requirements and allergens, maintaining cleanliness according to regulations, and engaging with residents. Past experience in care is not mandatory, but knowledge of food safety is advantageous. Caring, empathy, and enthusiasm are essential traits for the role.

About us

Agincare is a family-owned, rapidly expanding care provider with a team of over 5,500 members. It has been in operation for 40 years, providing care for communities. Agincare continues to grow with recent care home developments and newly launched not-for-profit Children's Services. As one of the UK's largest care providers, Agincare offers a variety of services including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care, with more than 170 locations nationwide. The organisation is committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing interviews or informal career conversations and supports the Armed Forces community by offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and military community members. Agincare is regulated by the CQC and is an equal opportunities employer, encouraging applications from all backgrounds. However, at present, they do not offer visa sponsorship.

Details

• Date posted: 01 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £12.91 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: 1544582070
• Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Cheltenham, GL52 6YL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

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: Care Home in Gloucestershire | Care Home Gloucestershire Grevill House | Agincare

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy

• £12.91 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, preferably within a care home setting
• This position is bank, so you will need to be flexible to work as and when required

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 You

You 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 Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew 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 locationsnationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting 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 interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated 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