Kitchen Assistant - Bank
About this role
Kitchen Assistant - Bank – Elstree View Care Home
Hourly Rate: £12.75 per hour
Location: Elstree View Care Home, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3RG
Contract Type: Bank / Flexible Working (Shift Details: 7:00 AM – 2:30 PM, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, or 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM)
Closing Date: 24 September 2026
About the Role
We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Kitchen Assistant (Bank) to join the award-winning team at Elstree View Care Home, operated by Avery Healthcare. In this flexible role, you will support the catering department with food preparation and maintain a pristine, safe environment for the production of meals and beverages, ensuring a high-quality, comprehensive service is delivered to our residents.
Key Responsibilities
Apply the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparation is conducted to the highest standards of hygiene.
Contribute fully to teamwork, responding positively to colleagues and following work instructions promptly.
Assist with monitoring supply levels and quality, advising on the timely ordering of replacement goods.
Interact respectfully with residents and visitors, always honoring the dignity and individuality of each resident.
Candidate Requirements
Qualifications & Certifications: Must hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
Knowledge & Skills: Understanding of Health and Safety practices, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
Attributes: An efficient worker capable of sustained physical effort to manage a demanding workload, combined with initiative, a positive team attitude, and a caring, understanding approach toward residents. You must consistently 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 leading 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, offering the flexibility of bank work to suit your lifestyle.
Additional Requirements
Satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check (costs fully covered by Avery Healthcare).
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.