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 in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be r

Main duties of the job

This position is for a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a care home operated by Barchester Healthcare. The role is casual and part-time, offering flexibility in working hours and requiring the assistant to cover for planned or unplanned staff absences. The main responsibility is to contribute to the provision of first-class food and hospitality, which supports the overall care and wellbeing of the residents. The role involves meal preparation and enhancing the dining experience of every resident, making it crucial to the care home's success. Reliability, a caring approach, and flexibility in work patterns are essential, though formal qualifications are not required. Experience in similar settings is beneficial. Successful performance in this role could lead to permanent employment. The job offers competitive pay and opportunities for learning and development, with the care home taking catering seriously, highlighted by the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. The assistant gets the chance to know and enhance the residents' hospitality experience.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UKs leading healthcare providers, with a focus on high-quality care in care homes and hospitals. Known for their exceptional standards of care and robust service delivery, they emphasize the wellbeing of their residents and patients. Barchester is committed to providing excellent service across their facilities, offering both residential and respite care for older adults. In addition to catering to the healthcare needs, Barchester strongly values nutritional and fulfilling dining experiences as part of their comprehensive care approach. They offer various employment opportunities, supporting career growth and development within the healthcare sector. As an employee, you'll be part of a team that strives for excellence in hospitality through events like the Barchester Hospitality Awards, which celebrate outstanding service and innovation in the sector. With locations across the UK, Barchester provides a dynamic work environment that emphasizes compassion, reliability, and high care standards.

Details

• Date posted: 11 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £14.80 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: 1511864165
• Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Hampstead, NW2 2LH, 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.