Kitchen Assistant

4/14/2026

The Kitchen Assistant is responsible for maintaining a clean and tidy kitchen environment and assisting with food and drink preparation during meal times. They also handle dishwashing, stock management, and the safe disposal of waste.

Working Hours

30 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Celebrating over 42 years in the care industry, Holmes Care Group is an award-winning family run care group, founded in 1982. Our 23 services across the UK provide care and support to over 1000 people. The Group started with one home and today employs over 1500 people. From our Head Office in Upminster, Essex we strive to ensure and oversee the best standards of care across our range of services. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of our residents and their families, our employees and local communities and, in turn provide outstanding care and support. As an organisation, we are thoughtful about our residents, their relatives and our employees. We act responsibly to ensure that we deliver high quality person-centred care.

About the Role

Kitchen Assistant

We are Holmes Care Group!

Weekly Hours: 29.25

Join our growing team where we're dedicated to enriching the lives of our residents and their families. Our passionate staff are the driving force behind making this purpose a reality! Our company core values are inspired by TRUST: we are Thoughtful, Responsible, Unique, Striving for excellence and Together.

Benefits Package:

Excellent pay rates + Bank holiday enhancements
SSSC registration fees paid for (Scotland only)
Company pension scheme
Disclosure and Barring Service/PVG application paid for (permanent positions only)
Refer a Friend Scheme paying up to £500
Opportunity to join the Blue Light Card Scheme
Access to Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Provider
Exclusive Online Retail Discounts and Cash Back
Discounted Health Club memberships
Access to bespoke online and face to face training provided by Holmes Care Group
Additional on-going training and development opportunities
Recognition schemes including annual Staff Appreciation Week and annual National Care Awards

What does the day of a Kitchen Assistant look like?

Our Kitchen Assistants are invaluable to our services and you will play a key role in the smooth running of the kitchen:

Cleaning and maintaining a tidy kitchen area (floors, cookers, fridges etc.)
Assisting with food and drink preparation at meal times
Washing and drying up, and loading/unloading the dishwasher
Preparing and replenishing the food/tea trollies
Assisting with stock taking and the storage of goods, including checking deliveries
Safely disposing of refuse/waste

Ideally you will have experience working in a kitchen environment, but this is not essential as training and support will be given.

If you are ready to start a new career with the UK’s leading care home group, apply now or contact us via email recruitment@holmes-care.co.uk. Together we can make a difference.

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Key Skills

Kitchen cleaningFood preparationDrink preparationDishwashingStock takingStorage managementWaste disposalKitchen maintenance