Kitchen Assistant
About this role
Kitchen Assistant – Poets Mews Care Home
Hourly Rate: £12.72 per hour
Location: Poets Mews Care Home, Clevedon, Somerset, BS21 6DY
Contract Type: Permanent / Part-Time (Shift Details: 08:30 AM – 19:00 PM, alternate weekends)
Closing Date: 23 September 2026
About the Role
We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join the award-winning team at Poets Mews Care Home, operated by Avery Healthcare. In this role, you will support the catering team with food preparation and maintain a clean, hygienic kitchen environment, ensuring the safe production of meals and beverages to deliver a high-quality dining experience for our residents.
Key Responsibilities
Support the catering function with daily food preparation while maintaining rigorous hygiene standards.
Understand and apply the principles of safe food handling throughout all kitchen tasks.
Monitor and advise on stock supplies and the quality of items, helping ensure timely reordering of replacement goods.
Work collaboratively within a close-knit team, responding positively to colleagues and management.
Interact respectfully with residents and visitors, upholding the dignity and individuality of each resident.
Candidate Requirements
Certifications: Must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and maintain high standards of personal hygiene.
Knowledge: Familiarity with Health and Safety regulations, including Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
Attributes: An efficient, energetic worker capable of handling a demanding physical workload, displaying initiative, flexibility, and a genuinely caring attitude toward elderly residents. Must live by our core values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability.
Company Benefits & Culture
As part of Avery Healthcare—one of the UK's premier luxury elderly care providers—you will join a network of over 100 homes united under the vision of "creating meaningful lives together." We celebrate hard work and provide an inspiring, supportive environment with continuous learning and career growth opportunities.
Additional Requirements
Satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check (costs fully covered by Avery Healthcare).
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.