Kitchen Assistant – Bank

Company: Hawthorns Retirement
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Location: Northampton
Job Description:

At The Hawthorns we believe in supporting those who support our residents; we recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, champion your career development and offer a range of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts .

We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Kitchen Assistant at the Hawthorns, Northampton

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is to supportthe 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:

  • 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 to colleagues, 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 torespondto a demandingworkload.
  • Demonstrate initiative and display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working.
  • Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents.

ABOUT THE HAWTHORNS

The Hawthorns is a unique retirement model that offers retirement properties to rent for couples or individuals whoseek a rich, independent lifestyle, at beautiful locations across the country .TheHawthorns retirement villages are vibrant and companionable places; we eattogether, we have funtogether, and we livetogether. Our vision of “creating meaningful livestogether” is reached by the exceptional service and experience we proudly offer throughout our portfolio of four luxurious retirement homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE WILL REQUIRE:

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

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Posted: June 4th, 2026