Kitchen Assistant (Extra Care Scheme)

Kitchen Assistant (Extra Care Scheme) 

Bedford (Mill View) 

£22,020 per annum (pro rata’d based on agreed hours) and assistance with travel within a 5 miles radius. 

Permanent 

Part time (9:30am – 2:30pm) 

Every Monday and alternate Saturday & Sunday – 5 hours per shift 

Your main duties will include basic food preparation, keeping the kitchen and restaurant clean along with Front of House duties.    

What you will be doing:    

• Supporting all Chefs within the kitchen environment to provide a first-class customer experience by delivering a high-quality food service.   

• Basic food preparation   

• Disposing of food waste, emptying bins   

• Washing up and clearing and cleaning the kitchen surfaces and areas   

• Unloading and putting away deliveries   

• Ensuring adequate supplies of clean utensils and crockery   

• Clearing and sanitising tables in dining area, sweeping and mopping floors in kitchen and dining area   

• Deep cleaning fridges and storerooms to maintain sanitary and kitchen safety   

• Taking action to minimise wastage at all stages of food production   

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   

• Attention to detail   

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

• MS Word, Excel, Outlook experience   

• Appropriate Food Hygiene Certificate would be desirable but not essential    

Amongst what we offer you is:    

• A competitive salary of £22,020 per annum (pro rata’d based on agreed hours) and assistance with travel within a 5 miles radius. 

• 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays   

• A generous contributory pension scheme   

• 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   

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS application.  

Closing date:    29th February 2024 

Interview date: 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.