Kitchen Assistant

Job summary

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will support the delivery of a high-quality catering service, helping to provide nutritious meals and excellent hospitality for residents, visitors and colleagues. Working as part of a friendly kitchen team, you will assist with food preparation, serving meals and refreshments, maintaining clean and hygienic kitchen and dining areas, and ensuring food safety standards are consistently met. You will contribute to creating a welcoming dining experience that supports the health, wellbeing and independence of older people and other individuals who use our care homes and community services. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working as part of a team, takes pride in maintaining high standards, and is committed to delivering excellent customer service in a caring environment.

Main duties of the job

Join our Hospitality team and help make every mealtime a positive experience for the people we support. As a Kitchen Assistant, you'll play an important role in preparing ingredients, serving food and drinks, keeping the kitchen clean and organised, and ensuring the highest standards of hygiene are maintained. Every day brings the opportunity to make a real difference by providing welcoming, high-quality hospitality that enhances residents' wellbeing. We're looking for someone who is reliable, hardworking and enjoys working with others. Previous kitchen experience is helpful but not essential, as we'll provide training and support to help you succeed. If you have a positive attitude, good communication skills and a passion for delivering excellent service, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

Jewish Care is the largest health and social care charity serving the Jewish community in London and the South East. Every week, we support thousands of older people, families, and individuals through residential care, nursing care, retirement living, community services, mental health support, and social work. Our services are built around dignity, compassion, and inclusion, creating environments where people can live meaningful lives. Guided by our values of Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusiveness, we are committed to delivering outstanding care while investing in our colleagues through training, development, and a supportive working environment. By joining Jewish Care, you'll become part of a collaborative team where every role contributes to the quality of life of the people we support. Our Hospitality teams play an essential part in creating welcoming environments, ensuring residents and visitors enjoy nutritious meals and excellent service in settings where people feel valued, respected and at home.

Details

• Date posted: 27 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £14.40 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: VP5FE66785
• Job locations: Barnet, N11 3ND, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

At Jewish Care, food is more than just a mealits about comfort, community, and connection. Across our care homes and community centres, our catering teams play a vital role in creating welcoming environments where people feel at home.

About the role

Were looking for a Kitchen Assistant to join our friendly catering team, supporting the delivery of high-quality meals and hospitality services.

This is a hands-on role where youll be part of a busy kitchen, helping with food preparation, keeping everything clean and safe, and supporting a great dining experience for our residents and community members.

What youll be doing

• Assisting with basic food preparation
• Washing dishes, utensils, and kitchen equipment
• Keeping kitchen and dining areas clean and organised
• Supporting meal service and preparing dining areas
• Helping with hospitality and special events
• Working closely with chefs and front-of-house teams

What were looking for

You dont need previous experiencewell provide training. What matters most is your attitude:

• Reliable and hardworking
• A team player who enjoys being busy
• Takes pride in cleanliness and hygiene
• Friendly and approachable
• Willing to learn and support others

Experience in a kitchen or catering environment is helpful but not essential.

Working pattern

35 hours -Typically 5 days out of 7, including some weekends

Flexibility to support occasional evening events and holidays