Kitchen Assistant

Goole | -13.70 per hour | Monday to Friday | 10:00am - 2:30pm

Prestige Recruitment Specialists are currently recruiting on behalf of our client for a Kitchen Assistant based in Goole. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated catering team supporting residents within a care environment, helping to deliver high-quality meals and excellent service.

If you are reliable, hardworking, and enjoy working as part of a team, we''d love to hear from you.

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the kitchen team with food preparation, meal service, and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the kitchen and dining areas.

• Assist the Cook with the preparation of basic food and snack items.
• Support meal services by serving meals, snacks, and beverages to residents.
• Wash, peel, chop, and prepare food ingredients.
• Clean utensils, dishes, pots, pans, and kitchen equipment.
• Sort, store, and distribute food ingredients and supplies.
• Ensure food preparation areas, work surfaces, kitchen floors, and equipment remain clean and hygienic.
• Carry out general kitchen duties as directed by the Cook or Duty Leader.
• Work collaboratively as part of the catering team to provide a positive dining experience for residents.
• Record information such as fridge and freezer temperatures and report any concerns appropriately.
• Adhere to all health, safety, hygiene, and food preparation procedures.

• Suitable to work with vulnerable adults and able to obtain a successful Enhanced DBS check.
• Ability to communicate with compassion, empathy, and respect.
• Able to follow policies, procedures, quality standards, and good practice guidelines.
• Committed to treating others with dignity and respect.
• Strong teamwork and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Good spoken English to effectively carry out the duties of the role.

• Food Safety/Hygiene Level 2 Certificate, or willingness to achieve this within 12 weeks of starting.
• Adult workforce enhanced DBS certificate
• Previous experience within a kitchen, catering, or food preparation environment.

• Monday to Friday
• 10:00am - 2:30pm
• -13.70 per hour
• Weekly pay