Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE 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 reliable, consider

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at Barchester care home, you will contribute to providing first-class food and hospitality to give residents exceptional care and support. A nutritious diet is crucial for residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy life, making the role significant. You will provide cover for absences, help produce meals, and create a fulfilling dining experience. This role allows opportunities to engage with residents, enhancing their hospitality experience. In this role, maintaining the highest kitchen and food preparation standards is vital. Flexibility in work patterns is needed, but formal qualifications aren't necessary though similar experience is helpful. Competitive pay and flexible working conditions are offered, along with free learning and development opportunities. Success in this temporary position could lead to a permanent role. The hours and days worked will vary based on organizational needs such as covering for leave or absences.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, offering high-quality care services across the nation. They operate care homes and hospitals for elderly individuals, aiming to deliver exceptional care and support that residents deserve. They believe in the importance of good nutrition and hospitality as part of the overall health and wellbeing of their residents, offering various roles within their kitchens to maintain these services. Their commitment to quality care is reinforced by organizing internal hospitality awards, fostering a culture of competition and recognition within the company. They emphasize continuous learning and development opportunities for employees and offer various flexible working arrangements, supporting employees' needs. Barchester Healthcare positions can provide paths to career advancement, with temporary roles often leading to permanent positions. Joining Barchester Healthcare means being part of an organization that values its residents and employees alike, offering care standards one would expect for their loved ones.

Details

• Date posted: 09 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £14.80 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: 1525070278
• Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Stamford, PE9 3TJ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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.