Kitchen Assistant
Core
Support the kitchen team in a care home by assisting with meal preparation, plating, and maintaining clean preparation areas to ensure residents enjoy nutritious meals.
Role type
Kitchen Assistant
Builds
Daily nutritious meals and special event catering for care home residents
Domain
Healthcare / Care Home / Food Service
Required skills
Food preparation, plating, stock rotation, COSHH compliance, HACCP guidelines, basic food hygiene certification
Preferred skills
Passion for food, previous kitchen experience, ability to communicate with residents and kitchen teams
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Assist chefs to plate meals and prepare food trolleys, ensure preparation areas are kept clean and tidy, monitor stock rotation and comply with company policies and procedures, assist with catering for special events
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on support
