# Kitchen Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/kitchen-assistant/f03611f6-0999-48a8-912d-380d2e58eb27 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/kitchen-assistant/f03611f6-0999-48a8-912d-380d2e58eb27.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. - **Town:** Knowle - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** United Kingdom - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Salary:** £12.72 an hour - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-08-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-23T07:28:34.052Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/L0034-26-3017?employerCode=L0034 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1529134759&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### 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 Clayton Manor Care Home in Congleton. 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 delivered to residents. Other responsibilities will include: Understanding the principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene. Contributing fully to team working, responding positively to colleagues, and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly. ### Main duties of the job At Avery Healthcare, we support our caregivers, celebrating their hard work at every turn. Joining us means positively impacting residents lives daily, as your compassion and dedication make a real difference. We commit to helping you grow in a supportive environment, with ample opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. In our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture valuing respect, compassion, and exceptional care. Were seeking a warm and enthusiastic kitchen assistant at Clayton Manor Care Home in Congleton. This role involves supporting the catering function, ensuring food preparation adheres to the highest hygiene standards, and delivering high-quality service. Responsibilities include understanding safe food handling principles, contributing to team efforts, and replacing goods timely. ### About us At Avery Healthcare, we provide luxury elderly care and strive for enriching experiences both for our residents and staff. As one of the UKs largest providers of high-quality elderly care homes, we are committed to 'creating meaningful lives together' for our residents and team members alike. Our growing network of over 100 homes offers a supportive environment, ensuring every employee feels valued and empowered. We passionately believe that the later years should be fulfilling and enriching and strive to offer exceptional care and meaningful life experiences. Our dedicated team works under a shared vision to provide exceptional care across various prestigious locations. ### Details - Date posted: 23 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £12.72 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time - Reference number: 1529134759 - Job locations: Avery Healthcare, Congleton, CW12 1YZ, 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 Clayton Manor Care Home in Congleton. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is tosupportthe 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: - Understandingthe 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, you will live our values of caring,supportive,honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Our ideal candidate must: - 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 At Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike. 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - The ideal candidate must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, demonstrate high personal hygiene standards, possess Health and Safety knowledge, be an efficient worker, show initiative in team work, and have a caring attitude towards residents. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.