Kitchen Assistant

Job summary

Package Description: We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant. Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector? Then come and join the Agincare family as Bank kitchen assistant today! Where you'll be working Gorseway care homeCare Quality Commission rating - As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £12.72 per hour Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000* Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme On demand pay What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK Opportunities Available: Kitchen Assistant to work 30 hours per week - each shift is 10 hours, 3 shifts a week to include working alternative weekends Bank Kitchen Assistant - zero hour contract Combination of shift times; 7.30am - 5.30pm and 9.30am - 7.30pm No set shifts, flexible rota A day in the life of a Kitchen Assistant Support the chef to create healthy/balanced meals and snacks, and ensuring a good understanding of various dietary requirements and allergens Ensure a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in the kitchen area, with good levels of hygiene particularly in line with COSHH regulations and health and safety protocols. Work as a team player, but have the ability to lone work when needed, effectively managing your time. Offer support, communication and engagement to the residents. About You You don't have to have worked in care before, a previous role in a different catering environment is great for someone willing to learn. We'd like you to have some prior knowledge of food safety and COSHH.

Main duties of the job

We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant. Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector? Then come and join the Agincare family as Bank kitchen assistant today! Where you'll be working is Gorseway care home. As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy benefits such as £12.72 per hour, a refer a friend scheme where you can earn up to £1000, outstanding career development, fully funded training up to QCF level 5, a Blue Light care discount package, a company pension scheme, and on-demand pay. Opportunities Available include a Kitchen Assistant to work 30 hours per week with each shift being 10 hours, 3 shifts a week including working alternative weekends, and Bank Kitchen Assistant on a zero hour contract. The role involves supporting the chef, maintaining cleanliness, understanding dietary requirements, and engaging with residents.

About us

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.

Details

• Date posted: 28 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £12.72 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1542945632
• Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Hayling Island, PO11 0BA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant.

Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector?

Then come and join the Agincare family as Bank kitchen assistant today!

Gorseway care home

• Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/hampshire/gorseway-nursing-home-hayling-island/
• Care Quality Commission rating - https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-5859745443
• £12.72 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000*
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay
• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• Opportunities Available:
• Kitchen Assistant to work 30 hours per week - each shift is 10 hours, 3 shifts a week to include working alternative weekends
• Bank Kitchen Assistant - zero hour contract
• Combination of shift times; 7.30am - 5.30pm and 9.30am - 7.30pm
• No set shifts, flexible rota
• Support the chef to create healthy/balanced meals and snacks, and ensuring a good understanding of various dietary requirements and allergens
• Ensure a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in the kitchen area, with good levels of hygiene particularly in line with COSHH regulations and health and safety protocols.
• Work as a team player, but have the ability to lone work when needed, effectively managing your time.
• Offer support, communication and engagement to the residents.

You don't have to have worked in care before, a previous role in a different catering environment is great for someone willing to learn. We'd like you to have some prior knowledge of food safety and COSHH. You will be a caring, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who is able to show empathy to the needs of others.

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide.

As a signatory of theCare Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services areregulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers

*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions

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