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 maintain

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at Barchester, your role involves providing first-class food and hospitality to care home residents. The position is casual and part-time, offering flexible working. The role is crucial for resident wellbeing, ensuring a nutritious diet to help them enjoy daily life. You will cover planned or unplanned absences, produce meals, and create fulfilling dining experiences. Beyond kitchen duties, you will have opportunities to engage with residents and enhance their hospitality experience. The role demands a commitment to high standards in food preparation. While formal qualifications are not necessary, experience in a similar commercial or care setting would be beneficial. The rewards package includes competitive pay, flexibility, and learning opportunities, with potential for a permanent role. As this is a Bank position, working hours and days will vary, dependent on the needs for annual leave or sick leave coverage.

About us

Barchester Healthcare operates care homes with a focus on providing exceptional care and hospitality to residents. The company values high standards in food provision, recognizing the importance of a nutritious diet for resident wellbeing. In this context, the role of a Bank Kitchen Assistant is pivotal. Barchester prides itself on fostering an environment where both staff and residents can thrive. Employees enjoy roles that offer true flexibility, with the opportunity for learning and development. Barchester also runs annual hospitality awards, underscoring their commitment to excellence in catering. This emphasis on quality care and staff support creates a rewarding workplace that aligns with providing the level of care expected for loved ones. The role also presents chances for permanent positions, ensuring career growth for dedicated team members who contribute to the company's success in caring for its residents.

Details

• Date posted: 21 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.21 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: 1528798872
• Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Stone, ST15 8SQ, 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.