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Kitchen Assistant
Kitchen Assistant – Part-Time Role (19.25 Hours, 3 On | 3 Off Shift Rotation)
In your role as a Kitchen Assistant at HC-One, you’ll place kindness above all else. This ethos drives our mission in Dementia, Nursing, Residential, and Specialist care homes, where every resident is a unique individual with their own stories and needs. By joining HC-One, you’ll have the meaningful opportunity to make a profound daily impact—returning compassion to those who have generously given their lives.
Responsibilities
As a Kitchen Assistant, you’ll ensure high-quality care is delivered through exceptional food service. Your key tasks include:
- Assisting with meal preparation, following the guidance of the Chef or Cook
- Serving nutritious, well-balanced meals with warmth, respect, and timeliness
- Ensuring strict hygiene standards in the kitchen, including equipment and surfaces
- Recording and monitoring food storage temperatures (fridges, freezers)
- Supporting stock rotation and proper ingredient storage
- Guiding new colleagues on safe kitchen equipment use
- Ensuring sustainable kitchen cleanliness—even after peak meal rushes
Your efforts will always reflect your dedication to residents’ comfort and dignity.
Requirements
We seek team members with:
- Practical kitchen experience and a genuine passion for assisting others
- An NVQ Level 2 in Catering or Food Preparation (or willingness to attain it)
- Strong organisational skills
- A keen eye for detail, with accurate recipe following and record-keeping
- An attitude rooted in patience, respect, and kindness
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Safeguarding Responsibilities Safeguarding is a collective priority. You must:
- Recognise potential signs of abuse, harm, or neglect
- Understand how to escalate concerns appropriately
- Attend mandatory safeguarding training relevant to this role
- Support colleagues in响应 HC-One’s inclusivity standards.
About HC-One
At HC-One, kindness isn’t a slogan—it’s our founding principle. We honour the values that matter most to our residents, empowering them to live vibrant, purposeful lives. Our approach centres around five key qualities we call Kindness the HC-One Way:
- Curious: Asking questions, seeking understanding
- Compassionate: Walking in others’ shoes
- Creative: Innovating practical solutions
- Courageous: Advocating for residents’ choices
- Dependable: Reliable in all actions
We champion diversity and inclusion, fostering a workplace where every colleague thrives. Our blend of digital innovation (e.g., advanced care planning tools) and people-first culture makes us adaptable—and on a mission to implement cutting-edge practices.
Support for your growth is embedded in our ethos:
- Rapid onboarding following job offer
- Career development opportunities (regional and national promotions)
- Postgraduate and upskilling programmes
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Important: Conditional eligibility only: We consider applications from individuals already permitted to work full-time in the UK. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not offered, nor can we process applications with time-limited status.
Benefits
As a valued Kitchen Assistant, you’ll receive full training and:
- Hourly rate subject to experience/qualifications
- Fully paid Enhanced DBS/PVG check
- Free uniform provision
- Meal provision during shifts ≥8 hours
- Company pension scheme & 28 days annual leave (bank holidays included)
- Group life assurance cover
- Wagestream (financial wellbeing + flexible pay access)
- Career development awards (learning subsidies, NVQ completion support)
- GP online access for domestic team members
- Colleague discounts (local partners, high-street collaborations)
- Wellbeing support: Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (24/7ressurance)
- National recognition (e.g., Kindness in Care awards and Long Service rewards)
- Refer-a-friend scheme (£1,000 bounty per successful referral)
HC-One values every team member with the resources and opportunities to flourish. Apply today and join a family built on impact, integrity, and dignity.
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