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Agincare Kitchen Assistant
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
Package Description: We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant. Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector? Then come and join the Agincare family as kitchen assistant today! Where you'll be working Click here to view the care home: Bluegrove House Care Home in Bermondsey, London | Agincare As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £14.80 per hour Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000* Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme On demand pay What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK Previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential. Experience in a care home setting is also essential This is a part time position, working 30 hours per week, to include alternate weekends A day in the life of a Kitchen Assistant Support the chef to create healthy/balanced meals and snacks, and ensuring a
Main duties of the job
We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant. Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector? Then come and join the Agincare family as kitchen assistant today! As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy benefits including £14.80 per hour, a refer a friend scheme with earnings up to £1000, outstanding career development opportunities, fully funded training up to QCF level 5, a Blue Light care discount package, company pension scheme, and on demand pay. This role requires a minimum of 12 months of right to work in the UK. Previous experience in a kitchen setting and a care home setting is essential. This is a part-time position, working 30 hours per week, including alternate weekends. Responsibilities include supporting the chef in creating healthy meals and snacks, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and working as part of a team or independently.
About us
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.
Details
Date posted
01 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£14.80 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
1544641795
Job locations
Agincare Homes Holdings
London
SE16 2JN
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant.
Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector?
Then come and join the Agincare family askitchen assistanttoday!
Where you'll be working
- Click here to view the care home: Bluegrove House Care Home in Bermondsey, London | Agincare
As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
- £14.80 per hour
- Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000*
- Outstanding career development
- Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
- Blue Light care discount package
- Company pension scheme
- On demand pay
What is required from you?
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
- Previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential.
- Experience in a care home setting is also essential
- This is a part time position, working 30 hours per week, to include alternate weekends
A day in the life of a Kitchen Assistant
- Support the chef to create healthy/balanced meals and snacks, and ensuring a good understanding of various dietary requirements and allergens
- Ensure a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in the kitchen area, with good levels of hygiene particularly in line with COSHH regulations and health and safety protocols.
- Work as a team player, but have the ability to lone work when needed, effectively managing your time.
- Offer support, communication and engagement to the residents.
About You
You don't have to have worked in care before, a previous role in a different catering environment is great for someone willing to learn. We'd like you to have some prior knowledge of food safety and COSHH. You will be a caring, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who is able to show empathy to the needs of others.
About Agincare
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide.
As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers
Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
We are on the lookout for a reliable, passionate and organised individual to join our team as a kitchen assistant.
Are you looking to further your career and fancy obtaining a new rewarding role within the health & social care sector?
Then come and join the Agincare family askitchen assistanttoday!
Where you'll be working
- Click here to view the care home: Bluegrove House Care Home in Bermondsey, London | Agincare
As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
- £14.80 per hour
- Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000*
- Outstanding career development
- Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
- Blue Light care discount package
- Company pension scheme
- On demand pay
What is required from you?
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
- Previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential.
- Experience in a care home setting is also essential
- This is a part time position, working 30 hours per week, to include alternate weekends
A day in the life of a Kitchen Assistant
- Support the chef to create healthy/balanced meals and snacks, and ensuring a good understanding of various dietary requirements and allergens
- Ensure a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in the kitchen area, with good levels of hygiene particularly in line with COSHH regulations and health and safety protocols.
- Work as a team player, but have the ability to lone work when needed, effectively managing your time.
- Offer support, communication and engagement to the residents.
About You
You don't have to have worked in care before, a previous role in a different catering environment is great for someone willing to learn. We'd like you to have some prior knowledge of food safety and COSHH. You will be a caring, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who is able to show empathy to the needs of others.
About Agincare
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide.
As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK. Previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential. Experience in a care home setting is also essential.
Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK. Previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential. Experience in a care home setting is also essential.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Agincare
Address
Agincare Homes Holdings
London
SE16 2JN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Agincare
Address
Agincare Homes Holdings
London
SE16 2JN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Recruitment Team
Agincare Homes Holdings
Details
Date posted
01 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£14.80 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
1544641795
Job locations
Agincare Homes Holdings
London
SE16 2JN
United Kingdom
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