Posted 09 September, 2025 Elmhurst Care Home logo

Kitchen Assistant

Elmhurst Care Home Shropshire

Job details

  • Salary £12.50 per hour
  • Role Kitchen Assistant / Catering Assistant
  • Hours Full Time or Part Time
  • Location Whitchurch, Shropshire
  • Job Reference KitchenAsst

Job summary

Elmhurst is a lovely, refurbished family run care home. We strive to deliver person centred care at a very high standard for our residents, as well as to promote a good work life balance for our staff.


Elmhurst has a strong leadership team and we are keen to develop and support team members to reach their potential.


Applicants must be caring, friendly, honest and reliable.


We are recruiting for the following roles:


Kitchen Assistants
Desirable to have some catering experience.
Pay: £12.50 per hour
Job Types: Full-time, part-time, permanent (various shift times available)
Schedule: Days, every other weekend

Job purpose: To assist the Head of Catering / Cook with the preparation and serving of meals. To maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the kitchen and dining room, as set by Environmental Health requirements, and as directed by the Home's policies and procedures.

Skills / Qualifications:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Customer care experience
  • Catering experience desirable
  • Flexible approach to working hours
  • Team player
  • Satisfactory DBS check
  • Affinity and genuine liking for older people
  • Willingness to learn

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