Kitchen Assistant

Kitchen Assistant

Cambridge

£22, 020 per annum

Permanent

Part time (10 hours per week)

Working days across 7 days, shift pattern to be confirmed

We are looking for a part time Kitchen Assistant to support all chefs within the kitchen environment to provide a first-class customer experience by delivering a high-quality food service.

What you will be doing:

• Support all chefs within the kitchen to develop a catering service that meets the resident’s expectations

• Support all chefs within the kitchen to ensure all kitchen equipment is regularly checked, serviced and maintained in accordance with H&S regulations, policies and procedures.

• Ensure food safety practices are followed in the preparation and serving of food and drink.

• Address any Safeguarding issues, ensuring that referrals and follow-ups are carried out in a timely manner

We’d love to meet someone with:

• A passion to support kitchen staff in producing high quality food and food service

• Ability to work on own initiative as well as an effective team player

• Good communication skills (both verbal and written) and ability to communicate at all levels

• Knowledge of handling and operation of catering equipment

• Working knowledge of Food Safety legislation and health and safety procedures

• Awareness of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) and chemical safety

• An Appropriate Food Hygiene Certificate - minimum Level 2 Food Safety Award would be desirable

Amongst what we offer you is:

• A competitive salary of £22,020 per annum

• 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays (rising to 33 days plus bank holidays with length of service)

• A generous contributory pension scheme

• Enhanced family leave

• Private health care

• Free life assurance

• Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym

• Opportunities for learning and development

• Discounted gym membership

• Retail discount scheme

• Hybrid Working

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.

Closing date: 29th February 2024

Interviews to be confirmed

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.