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Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care HomeNHS

Exeter, EX1 3ZU Bank £14.87
Posted 10 September 2026 Closing date 9 November 2026
Pinhoe Rail Station (0.5 miles, direct) Seaton Terminus (Seaton Tramway) (17.7 miles, direct) Lyndale Coach Park (37.8 miles, direct)

Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents and enhance their hospitality experience. ABOUT YOU When you join us as a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach, and flexible when it comes to your work patterns. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

Main duties of the job

The job of a Bank Kitchen Assistant at Barchester care home is a part-time, flexible role focused on delivering exceptional food and hospitality to residents. As a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you will contribute to the residents' overall wellbeing by ensuring that they receive healthy and nutritious meals. You will be covering for planned or unplanned absences. The role also provides opportunities to engage with residents, enhancing their dining experience. The position calls for a commitment to maintaining high standards in both the kitchen and during food preparation, with a focus on reliability and a caring approach to work.

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents and enhance their hospitality experience.

ABOUT YOUWhen you join us as a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach, and flexible when it comes to your work patterns. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take catering seriously and even run a fiercely-contested annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. If you do well in this role it could lead to a permanent one.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UKs leading healthcare providers offering exceptional care in its care homes. As a part of their team, members are expected to contribute to the dietary and hospitality aspects of resident care. Barchester Healthcare is known for taking catering seriously, as reflected in their annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. Joining Barchester Healthcare means becoming part of an organisation that values flexibility, learning, and development with possibilities for growth to permanent positions within the team. It aims to provide the kind of quality care employees would want for their own loved ones.

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