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Kitchen Assistant

Company:Agincare Group
Salary:Not specified
Hours:Part-time
Location: Coleford, GL16 8QE
Job type:Permanent
Posting date:11 Aug 2026
Closing date:11 Sept 2026
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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:
  • Care Home in Gloucestershire | Care Home Gloucestershire The Coombs | Agincare

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy

  • £12.91 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 14 hours per week, to include alternate weekends 
  • The shift patterns include working 3pm-7pm or 4pm-8pm

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 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 Children’s Services

. Today, 

Agincare is one of the UK’s 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 of 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. 

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 isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,

 

www.agincare.com/careers

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