Kitchen Assistant
Deanwood Manor, Wigan
18 hours per week – 9am – 3.30pm – on a rota basis and alternate weekend availability required.
Looking for a rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference every day?
At Dovehaven, we know mealtimes are an important part of life in our homes. We’re looking for a hardworking and reliable Kitchen Assistant to join our friendly team at Deanwood Manor Care Home, supporting the kitchen team to provide nutritious meals in a warm and welcoming environment.
Why People Choose This Role
- Consistent 6.5-hour shifts
- Friendly and supportive team environment
- Fully paid induction training
- Opportunity to make a real difference to residents’ wellbeing
- Stable role within a family-run care organisation
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
About Deanwood Manor
Dean Wood Manor is a care home that provides long-term facilities for up to 50 elderly residents, as well as specialising in meeting the needs of dementia sufferers, who are able to maintain as interesting and active a lifestyle as possible under the home’s care and guidance.
Take a look at the home:
https://dovehaven.co.uk/our-homes/dean-wood-manor
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Kitchen Assistant, you’ll support the Head Cook with the preparation, serving, and cleanliness of the kitchen, helping ensure residents receive nutritious, well-presented meals each day.
This includes:
- Assisting with the preparation and simple cooking of breakfast, lunch, and evening meals
- Preparing sandwiches, snacks, sweets, and drinks
- Supporting with food presentation and preparing trays for service
- Washing up and ensuring crockery and kitchen equipment are cleaned and stored correctly
- Maintaining high standards of kitchen cleanliness and hygiene
- Completing kitchen close-down and cleaning duties at the end of the day
- Checking and recording food and equipment temperatures accurately
- Ensuring food stores, fridges, and freezers are clean, tidy, and well stocked
- Assisting with deliveries and putting stock away appropriately
- Following food hygiene, infection control, and health & safety procedures at all times
- Reporting faulty equipment, hazards, accidents, or concerns appropriately
- Working alongside the wider care team to support residents’ wellbeing
What Matters Most
We’re looking for someone who takes pride in maintaining high standards and creating a positive dining experience for residents.
The right person will be:
- Hardworking, reliable, and approachable
- Organised with good attention to detail
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Flexible and dependable with a positive attitude
- Caring and compassionate towards elderly residents
- Committed to maintaining excellent hygiene and safety standards
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Ideal candidates will have:
- Previous experience within a kitchen, catering, or care environment
- Knowledge of food hygiene and kitchen cleanliness standards
- Good organisational and communication skills
- The ability to work efficiently in a busy environment
It is desirable, but not essential, that the successful candidate:
- Holds Food Hygiene certification
- Has experience working within a care home environment
What You’ll Get
- Monthly pay
- 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
- Paid DBS check
- Free uniform
- Fully paid induction training
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Supportive working environment within a family-run company
Important Information
- 18hours per week
- 9am–3.30pm shifts
- Flexibility required to work on a rota basis
- We cannot accommodate set shifts
- Enhanced DBS required
- No sponsorship available
If you feel you have the right values for our family-run company, you will be supported through a programme of induction, training, and development throughout your career with us.
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