Kitchen Assistant - Bank, Didcot

Kitchen Assistant - Bank

Salary: £12.90 - Paid Breaks

Contract: Bank Contract – Flexible hours, only picking up shifts that suit your availability

Location: Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis, South Street, Oxfordshire, OX12 9RG

As a Kitchen Assistant, your role is to assist our Chefs by maintaining the cleanliness, organization, and safety of all catering areas. The kitchen porter is the cornerstone of our village’s culinary operations, ensuring the seamless functioning of the kitchen.

• Preparing simple meals and ancillary items for service under the direction of the Chef
• Washing dishes by hand or loading the dishwasher, storing clean items neatly and safely to minimise breakages
• Sweeping and mopping kitchen floors to ensure they’re free from grease or spillage at all times
• Washing work tables, walls, kitchen equipment and appliances, adhering to cleaning schedules
• Operating kitchen equipment and transferring this safely between storage and work areas
• Ensuring the kitchen is kept tidy and left secure, rubbish is removed, and all supplies are put away in the correct place
• Adhering to company Food Safety and Health and Safety policies at all times, maintaining all records outlined in the HACCP policy

• Understanding of Health and Safety and maintaining a clean, safe, and hygienic environment
• Up-to-date CIEH Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (or equivalent) – preferred
• Prior experience in a catering department or kitchen – beneficial
• Experience working in a care environment and managing stock, and ability to prepare simple meals
• Organised and adaptable, capable of working effectively within a team and independently

We’re a health insurer and provider. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, champion diversity, and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.