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A2Dominion Group

Kitchen Assistant

Reading
£13.45/hr
Posted about 20 hours ago
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DBS Level: Enhanced

We’re looking for a Kitchen Assistant to support the delivery of high-quality meals and excellent customer service within an Extra Care setting, helping to create a safe, welcoming and well-run dining experience for residents every day.

You’ll be part of a friendly catering team, supporting meal preparation, food service and kitchen operations, while helping to maintain high standards of hygiene, safety and resident care. This is a varied role where organisation, reliability and a positive approach really matter.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support food preparation and meal service, including preparing packed teas and serving meals to residents
  • Check resident food profiles, including allergies, preferences and IDDSI ratings, adhering to Company and Environmental Health Standards
  • Maintain cleanliness across the kitchen, storerooms, kitchen office and equipment areas, including washing uniforms on site
  • Support the Chef Manager with deliveries, stock rotation and removing out-of-date items, highlighting when stock levels are running low
  • Carry out Health & Safety and Food Hygiene checks in line with A2Dominion Catering Standards and ensuring all practices meet the statutory regulations, including the Registered Homes Act 1984, and A2Dominion’s Health and Safety policy
  • Support the Chef Manager in preparing for inspections, audits and reporting requirements
  • Provide a high standard of front-of-house service within the restaurant environment
  • Take responsibility for acting up as Chef when required, following completion of induction and training
  • Complete and keep up to date with mandatory training requirements set by A2Dominion

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  • Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English (Grades A*–C) is desirable
  • Cooking experience and knowledge of an Extra Care environment would be beneficial
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced kitchen and catering environment
  • Able to engage with elderly, vulnerable customers and their families in a respectful and caring way
  • Good awareness of food hygiene, health and safety and safe working practices
  • Confident using computers for online training and basic systems
  • Reliable, organised and able to work as part of a team

We recognise that transferable skills and experience are just as valuable. We are looking for candidates with the right skills and attitude, who will demonstrate and promote our values of caring by nature, working better together and thinking for tomorrow.

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As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life.

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We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include:

  • 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
  • Up to 8% contributory pension
  • All permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family

Inclusion at A2Dominion

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, and we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process - just contact our Resourcing Team at resourcing@a2dominion.co.uk

We know some people may hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. If that’s you, we’d still encourage you to apply - or get in touch with us to talk it through.

At A2Dominion, we value diversity, embrace flexibility, and are a family-friendly employer. Everyone belongs here. Join us and help make a lasting difference in the lives of our customers.

This vacancy is being managed by Kate Jacobs. The role closes on 26th June 2026 and we reserve the right to close early upon appointment of the right candidate.

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Skills

Food Preparation
Meal Service
Food Hygiene
Health & Safety
Customer Service
Stock Rotation
Kitchen Operations
IDDSI Knowledge
Time Management
Teamwork
Basic Computer Literacy
Elderly Care Communication

Location

Reading, England, United Kingdom

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