Kitchen Assistant A2Dominion Housing Group Ltd.

Kitchen Assistant

Part Time 20 hours per week

£10.90 per hour

Chestnut Court, Staines TW19

About us

We’re a UK housing association committed to a new vision – providing homes people love to live in and we are looking for you.
We operate across London and the South East providing affordable, private and social rented homes, student, NHS and temporary accommodation, as well as supported housing and homes for older people.

Role overview

As a Kitchen Assistant you will be the heart and soul of our catering service, making sure our clients in sheltered accommodation and the wider community are treated to delicious meals. No experience necessary, if you’re thinking about trying something new or eager to show off your existing skills and if you’re ready to be part of something truly special we’d love to have you as part of our team.

Key responsibilities

• Preparation of food whilst maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in the kitchen
• Food service, preparing packed teas and serving meals to residents
• Awareness of particular dietary and cultural needs.
• Complete cleaning records
• Reporting resident feedback to manager
• Clearing down end of service, including but not limited to, sweeping, mopping and cleaning the dishwasher daily,
• Carry out Health & Safety & Food Hygiene standards checks
• Supporting Manager in preparing and responding to inspections and audits
• Take responsibility for acting up as chef as required following induction
• Ability to take responsibility for restaurant front of house service delivery
• Ensure mandatory training is kept up to date in line with company policy
• Assisting with deliveries, ensuring items are properly stored in designated locations whilst also maintaining stock rotation

More about you

You won’t necessarily have experience in this sector, as we recognise that transferable skills and experience are just as valuable. We are specifically looking for candidates with the right skills and attitudes, who will demonstrate and promote our values of caring by nature, working better together and thinking for tomorrow.

• Be a team player with a can do attitude
• Have the ability to engage with elderly and vulnerable customers and their families
• Prioritise meeting the needs and expectations of customers
• Bring energy and enthusiasm to everything you do
• IT literate
• Posses proficient verbal and written communication skills

Choosing us is easy

As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel fairly rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include:

25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
Up to 8% contributory pension
Investment in your learning and development.

We also operate a Cycle to Work Scheme whereby employees have access to cycling equipment throughout the year and can pay via monthly salary deductions.

If you’ve read about this opportunity and are excited about working for us, but you’re not sure if you’re 100% confident with your experience – we’d still love to hear from you! Just make an application and we’ll be in touch from there.

We recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and inclusivity in our hiring process. We always aim to recruit the person who is most suitable for the role and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: £10.90 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: req2851