Job Ref: AUG1107
Branch: St Rita's Care Home
Location: St Rita's Care Home, Burgess Hill
Salary/Benefits: Basic Rate £12.83 Per Hour, Over 40 hours £19.25 Per Hour, Bank Holiday Hours £25.66 Per Hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Shift pattern: Rostered across a four-week rolling roster, includes alternate weekends
Hours per week: 40
Posted date: 07/08/2026
Closing date: 07/09/2026
The Company
Are you looking to gain experience and training within a Kitchen environment whilst working within a friendly and supportive team, with great staff benefits and all set in beautiful surroundings?
Then Augustinian Care is the place for you!
Our two sixty-bed Care Homes based in St George’s Park, Ditchling Common, within 3 miles of both Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill, set within 250 acres of beautiful gardens and farmlands, in an area of outstanding natural beauty with views overlooking the South Downs.
You will have access to our excellent training programme, and we pride ourselves on a continuous improvement plan for all our new and existing staff to ensure they have the ongoing knowledge, skills and commitment to become and continue to be a successful, valued member of our team.
The Role
The kitchen Assistant work as part of our Catering team to assist in the provision of a catering function for the Care Home.
Our Care Home Kitchens are fully equipped to offer a breakfast, lunch and dinner service for our residents their guests and our staff.
Working under the guidance of our Chef, the Kitchen Assistant’s main duties are:
- To prepare vegetables, salads and sandwiches on a daily basis
- To wash up and store all crockery, cutlery and other utensils.
- Assist serving the food at meal times to the residents, guests and staff.
- Ensure the stores are kept clean and tidy and kept in date order
- Dispose of refuge on a daily basis in a proper manner
- To use correct chemicals when cleaning, whilst complying with the current COSHH regulations including the contact time for all chemicals and sanitizers.
- To ensure the kitchen is kept clean and tidy and free of mess at all times
- Keeping an up to date check list of temperature checks of the fridges and pantry areas on a daily basis.
- To be aware of the guidelines relating to the use of cleaning schedules used on a daily basis.
- To receive, check and store deliveries in the correct places.
- Assist serving at special functions when required, including assisting with preparing the food and setting up for service.
Requirements
The Kitchen Assistant will have at least 1 years’ experience of working within a catering function.
It is not essential to have experience with a Care Home setting but would be desirable in understanding the needs of our residents.
The successful candidate will either hold a Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2, or to be prepared to study for this as part of the role requirements.
All posts are subject to a clear enhanced criminal record check and satisfactory references.
Although it is no longer a legal requirement for staff working within CQC regulated Care Homes for Older Adult Care in England to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated, in the best interests of our staff and residents, we have decided to keep it a mandatory requirement to work for our organisation. Therefore, we will need proof of your COVID Vaccination pass.
You must have current valid right to work in the UK
This role does not meet the requirements of Sponsorship.
Benefits
Our rates of pay are competitive, and our staff benefits are extensive and include free uniform, free meal, paid breaks and a free staff minibus service from both the Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath areas.
- Competitive remuneration
- Job security - Augustinian Care have been caring for the elderly for over 150 years
- Annual pay reviews
- Free uniform provided - For all care and ancillary positions
- Free staff transport - Mini bus pickups on specified routes
- Free on site secure parking
- DBS checks - Company funded checks
- Free meal - One free meal provided when on duty (hot for day shifts and Sandwiches on nights)
- Life Cover - based on a multiple of the last 12 months earnings at date of death
- Employee Assistance Programme including free, confidential, access to advice line and counselling
- Access to Blue Light Card – extensive range of discounts on many high street online brands/shops
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Referral Scheme - with generous rewards (TC's apply)
- Long service awards - Financial recognition of long service and commitment
- Paid sick leave (TC's apply)
- Some other staff benefits include: Staff massage chair, Company Summer Fete and Christmas Party, staff prize draws, various staff well-being talks
The Person
The successful candidate should have a passion for catering and demonstrate initiative and display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working.
The kitchen can be a busy and challenging environment so the Kitchen Assistant will work efficiently and work well under pressure.
If you wish to be considered for this opportunity please click ‘apply'.
St Rita’s is one of two purpose-built care homes located in the grounds of St George’s Park. The home offers the best in modern facilities combined with the traditional principles of care which has been offered by the Augustinian Sisters at St George’s since 1868.
