KITCHEN ASSISTANT
Rate of pay: £13.00- £13.50 Per Hour
Part Time - 4 Days one Week and 2 days next week
Working hours: 9.30am - 6.30 pm
Location: Guildford, Surrey
CHD Living is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated kitchen assistant to support our chef and service users at our care home in Guildford, Surrey.
Established in 1984, we are a family-owned group of care services in Surrey and South London.
Whilst the chefs are busy rustling up some magnificent dishes for our residents, they’re in need of a helping hand – and that’s where our kitchen assistants come in. With the chef overseeing operations, you’ll be helping them to run as tight a ship as possible, maintaining high standards of food preparation and cleanliness in the kitchen.
A good kitchen is a clean kitchen, and as a kitchen assistant you’ll be tasked with ensuring hygiene and cleanliness are tip top, while supporting with the relevant duties such as food preparation, washing up, setting tables, and serving meals and beverages. Basically, you’ll be responsible for looking after everything that you’d expect from a well-run kitchen environment.
It would be helpful to have a basic knowledge of food preparation and food hygiene however full training will be given – so we are keen to speak to anyone who likes a kitchen environment, who is interested and passionate about food and who cares about others.
Your role:
- Assisting in the preparation of food as directed by the chef/cook
- In conjunction with the chef/cook ensure that a high standard of food preparation is maintained and to implement the requirements as set out by the Environment Health (EHO), Food and Safety Act 1990
- To ensure that the kitchen, stores, servery, dining and associated areas fully conform to the requirements as laid down under the Health and Safety at Work legislation
- To ensure the kitchen, stores, servery, dining and associated areas are kept in a thoroughly clean and hygienic condition
- Washing up
What you will need:
- A reliable, happy and caring attitude
- Experience in a professional kitchen
- Excellent level of written and spoken English
- Right to work in the UK
What we are offering:
- · 5.6 weeks annual leave
- · Employee Assistance Programme
- · Free meal per shift
- · Free, face-to-face & interactive training
- · Career development and opportunities
- · NEST pension plan
- · Free DBS check*
- · Refer a friend scheme*
- · Long service reward scheme
*subject to Ts & Cs
CHD Living is committed to safe recruitment practices and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance where required, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. As per our Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, we are an equal opportunities employer.
Apply now! We want to hear from you!
Pay: £13.00-£13.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Experience:
- Kitchen: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
