Job Description

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

• 18 hours 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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