Kitchen Assistant

Be all you can be with Hamberley. At Hamberley, we believe that our residents deserve something ‘Extra Special, Every Day’. We are seeking a Kitchen Assistant to help us achieve our goals.

As our kitchen assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our care home kitchen at Lovell Place, a luxury care home providing residential, dementia, and nursing care for older people.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Chefs in the planning and provision of high‑quality meals that meet the nutritional and dietary requirements of our residents.
• Plan, prepare, and serve balanced meals that meet dietary requirements.
• Ensure all food prepared meets Food Hygiene Standards and safe methods of work are always used.
• Manage all stocks and stores, ensuring all food is correctly marked and stock rotation systems are in place.
• Maintain accurate records to satisfy food hygiene requirements such as fridge temperature checks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a similar catering role, ideally in a care or similar environment.
• Committed to customer care and first‑class service provision.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety COSHH regulations.
• Empathy and a desire to make a difference to the lives of our residents.
• Ability to multi‑task, work under pressure and on own initiative in a fast‑paced environment.
• Can‑Do flexible team worker, problem fixer, passion for what they do, ability to manage diverse and demanding workload, think out of the box, and open to doing things differently.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• 28 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays.
• Quality‑linked bonus scheme – a performance bonus tied to our CQC/CI quality rating.
• Workplace pension.
• A true team culture – collaborative, encouraging working environment where kindness, respect, and professional pride are at the heart of everything we do.
• Excellent training and career development opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health and wellbeing support services.
• Everyday saving perks – access to a wide range of retail discounts and savings.
• Free on‑site parking.
• Refer a Friend bonus – earn up to £750 per successful referral.

We invite individuals who are passionate about improving the lives of our residents to apply.

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