Job Ref: AUR1620
Branch: South Haven Lodge
Location: South Haven Lodge, Southampton
Salary/Benefits: £12.71 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part Time
Shift pattern: Includes weekend hours when required
Hours per week: 16
Posted date: 24/07/2026
Closing date: 24/08/2026
Are you passionate about making a difference in your local community?
Do you enjoy working in a kitchen environment and want to be part of a supportive care team?
We are looking for a dedicated and reliable Kitchen Assistant to join our friendly team within a warm and welcoming care home setting.
As a Kitchen Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the smooth running of the kitchen and ensuring a clean, safe, and pleasant dining experience for our residents.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in line with COSHH guidelines
- Washing up and caring for kitchen equipment
- Cleaning kitchen surfaces, floors, and adhering to the dishwasher cleaning schedule
- Preparing and setting up tea trolleys throughout the day
- Assisting with serving food and supporting residents where needed
- Clearing food trays and keeping dining areas tidy
- Emptying bins and managing waste disposal
- Laying tables in the dining room
- Preparing and serving drinks and refreshments for visitors and relatives
- Supporting the kitchen team with general duties as required
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Have previous experience as a Kitchen Assistant (essential)
- Be able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Have strong communication and organisational skills
- Be proactive, reliable, and able to prioritise tasks effectively
- Show a caring and respectful approach when working around residents
- £12.71 per hour
- 16 hours per week (part-time, including weekends when required)
- Day shifts
- Covering 3 days, 9am - 3pm / 9am - 2pm
- 28 days annual leave (pro rata, including bank holidays)
- Free DBS (terms apply)
- Free on-site parking
- Life Insurance
- Company pension scheme
- Wagestream – access your pay when you need it
- Employee Assistance Programme – mental health wellbeing support
- Free training and development (including fully funded apprenticeships)
- Annual salary review
- Refer-a-friend scheme (up to £750 reward)
Aurem Care is proud to have been recognised as a Top 20 Care Home Group by carehome.co.uk.
Our homes are built on a simple belief: people caring for people. We are committed to creating happy, supportive environments for our residents and our teams.
Our values guide everything we do:
Diversity | Integrity | Fun | Commitment | Connection
Please note: Aurem Care is not a sponsoring organisation – applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
If you’re looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference every day, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now!
South Haven Lodge care home in Southampton, is a bright welcoming place, with the capacity to care for up to 45 older residents who require residential, nursing care or who are living with dementia. The interior of the home feels homely, offers three living areas, open plan dining room, and the lovely gardens provide the perfect space to relax in. South Haven Lodge is situated in a quiet residential area in Woolston, just 0.3 of a mile from Woolston Station and 2.2 miles from the centre of Southampton. Woolston benefits from a shopping centre, supermarket, local shops, community centre, two churches, two doctors’ surgeries and buses run regularly to Southampton and surrounding areas. South Haven Lodge is well-known in the community for being a warm, friendly and happy place with beautiful grounds.
