Kitchen Assistant

Job summary

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Kitchen Assistant at Alice Court Care Home in Eastbourne. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is to support the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high quality and comprehensive service is deli

Main duties of the job

The role of Kitchen Assistant at Avery Healthcare involves supporting the catering function with a focus on food preparation and ensuring cleanliness for safe meal and beverage production. Responsibilities include understanding safe food handling principles, contributing to team efforts positively, advising on supplies quality and quantity, and respecting the dignity of residents and their visitors. Successful candidates should embody values like caring, honesty, and accountability. The ideal candidate must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, demonstrate personal hygiene, and possess knowledge of Health and Safety, including Moving and Handling techniques. The role requires an efficient worker, capable of sustained physical effort, demonstrating initiative, and having a positive and flexible attitude towards team working, essential for ensuring a high standard of service to residents.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, emphasizing the importance of making the later years of life enriching for residents. The organization is committed to creating meaningful experiences for both residents and staff, fostering a supportive environment. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," Avery Healthcare takes pride in offering exceptional care across over 100 homes, ensuring employees feel valued and empowered daily. Avery Healthcare places a strong focus on celebrating and supporting their teams, providing opportunities for growth and development, and establishing a culture that values respect, compassion, and exceptional care.

Details

• Date posted: 30 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £12.75 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1556776260
• Job locations: Avery Healthcare, Alice Court Care Home 29 Bedfordwell Road Eastbourne, BN21 2BQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Kitchen Assistant at Alice Court Care Home in Eastbourne. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is tosupport the catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents.

Other responsibilitieswillinclude:

• Understanding the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene.
• Contributingfully to team working, responding positively tocolleagues,and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly.
• Advisingon the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring thetimelyandappropriate orderingof replacement goods.
• Actingaccordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, youwill live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidatemust:

• Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate anddemonstrateshigh standardsof personal hygiene.
• Have theknowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be an efficient worker, capable ofa high levelof sustained physical effort and able torespond to a demandingworkload.
• Demonstrate initiative and display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working.
• Exhibit a caring andunderstanding attitude towards the residents.

ABOUT AVERY

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.