Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care Home

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 i

Main duties of the job

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 first-class food and hospitality to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital for ensuring our residents' wellbeing and enjoying daily life with us, making the role of Bank Kitchen Assistant crucial. Providing cover for 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. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to know our residents better and enhance their hospitality experience. We look for those committed to the highest kitchen standards and the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate, and caring in your approach, and flexible in your work patterns. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, but similar experience in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers with a strong commitment to providing exceptional all-round care and support to its residents. The company focuses on catering as a critical aspect of care, ensuring that residents receive a healthy, nutritious diet vital for their wellbeing. Barchester takes this aspect seriously and even hosts an annual Barchester Hospitality Awards to celebrate excellence in catering within the organization. The company values flexibility and offers numerous opportunities for learning and development, aiming to nurture talent and potentially lead to permanent roles for bank staff. Barchester prides itself on providing a rewarding workplace where staff can utilize their skills in an environment that upholds the quality care expected for loved ones.

Details

• Date posted: 04 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.21 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: 1523324965
• Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Kettering, NN15 7JZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

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.