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Kitchen Assistant
Kitchen Assistant at HC-One
About The Role
In your role as a Kitchen Assistant at HC-One, you’ll value one thing above all: kindness. It’s the thread that runs through everything we do in our Dementia, Nursing, Residential, and Specialist care homes. Every person who works with us understands that our Residents are individuals with their own life experiences, families, and stories. By joining HC-One, you’ll have the chance to make a meaningful difference every day—giving something back to those who have given so much throughout their lives.
Responsibilities
As a Kitchen Assistant, you’ll play an essential role in delivering high-quality care through food. You’ll help prepare and serve nutritious, well-balanced meals that support the health and wellbeing of our Residents—many of whom have specific dietary needs. Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with meal preparation under the direction of the Chef or Cook
- Serving meals with warmth and respect in a timely and friendly manner
- Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen, including equipment and surfaces
- Monitoring and recording food storage temperatures (fridges, freezers, etc.)
- Supporting stock rotation and ensuring ingredients are properly stored
- Showing new team members how to safely use kitchen equipment
- Washing up and ensuring the kitchen remains spotless—even after a busy lunch rush
Everything you do will reflect your care for the Residents, always keeping their comfort and dignity front of mind.
Requirements
We’re looking for someone with some kitchen experience and a real passion for helping others. You’ll need either:
- An NVQ 2 in Catering or Food Preparation, or
- A willingness to work towards it.
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Essential qualities include:
- Strong organisational skills
- A keen eye for detail
- The ability to follow recipes and record information accurately
- Patience, respect, and genuine kindness in interactions with Residents or coworkers
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, and you must be able to:
- Recognise the signs of possible abuse, harm, or neglect
- Attend safeguarding training and additional training as required
- Seek advice, report concerns, and escalate if necessary
About HC-One
At HC-One, kindness is more than a word—it’s a way of life. We believe that caring for people means caring about what matters most to them, so we can support them to live their best possible lives.
To provide the kindest possible care, everyone at HC-One brings and nurtures Five Key Qualities—what we call Kindness The HC-One Way:
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We are curious—asking questions, seeking to understand.
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We are compassionate—walking in the shoes of others.
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We are creative—finding practical ways to make things happen.
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We are courageous—supporting residents to live the life they choose.
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We are dependable—people can always count on us.
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Champion inclusivity, fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to be themselves.
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Prioritise inclusive working practices and aim to reflect the communities they serve.
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Support digital care planning to streamline care and improve outcomes.
Additionally, they invest in colleagues' personal and professional development, offering:
- Immediate full support from the day you join.
- Clear career pathways, continuous professional development, and postgraduate programmes.
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Benefits
- Full training provided.
Compensation and Benefits for You as a Kitchen Assistant:
- Hourly rate is subject to experience and qualifications.
- Paid Enhanced DBS/PVG
- Free uniform
- During an 8-hour shift or more, a nutritious meal will be available.
- Company pension scheme
- 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays.
- Group life assurance cover
- WageStream—financial wellbeing and flexible access to pay as you need it.
- Award-winning learning and development, support to achieve qualifications.
- GP online, available to you and your children under 16.
- Learning from experienced colleagues as part of an outstanding team.
- Colleague discounts—access to over 1600 high-street discounts.
- Wellbeing support, providing free Employee Assistance Programme for physical, mental, and financial issues.
- Recognition schemes like "Kindness in Care" and long-service awards.
- Refer a friend scheme with an offer of up to £1000 per referral, depending on the role.
About You
Please note: We are only able to consider applications from individuals who already have the full right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we cannot offer sponsorship or accept applications from those on a time-limited visa. Applications that do not meet this criteria will not be progressed.
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