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Kitchen Assistant

Company:Agincare Group
Salary:Not specified
Hours:Full-time
Location:Coleford, GL16 8QE
Job type:Permanent
Posting date:29 Sept 2026
Closing date:29 Oct 2026
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Summary

Package Description:

Are you reliable, organised, and passionate about food? Looking for a rewarding role where your work makes a real difference daily?

Join the Agincare family as a Kitchen Assistant at The Coombs Care Home. You’ll play an important part in preparing nutritious, delicious meals that our residents can look forward to, helping to make mealtimes enjoyable, comforting and something to look forward to.

What we offer:

  • £12.87 per hour 
  • Refer a friend scheme (up to £1000*) 
  • Career development & fully funded training up to QCF Level 5 
  • Blue Light discount package 
  • Company pension scheme 
  • On-demand pay 

We’re looking for:

  • Minimum 12 months’ right to work in the UK 
  • Previous kitchen experience, preferably in a healthcare setting  
  • Flexible to work alternate weekends and to work split shifts  
  • A positive, team-focused attitude 

Your role:

  • Support the chef to prepare balanced, nutritious meals and snacks 

  • Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene 
  • Follow food safety, COSHH, and health & safety guidelines 
  • Work both
  • independently and as part of the team 

  • Engage with residents, bringing
  • warmth and friendliness to the dining experience 

  • This position is working 48 hours over a 2 week period: 
  • Week 1: Monday 8am-2pm, Wednesday 8am-2pm, Friday 8am-2pm and 3pm-7pm 
  • Week 2: Monday 8am-2pm, Saturday 8am-2pm and Sunday 8am-2pm and 3pm-7pm 

You don’t need a care background, your care shows in the meals you help prepare and the welcoming environment you create.

If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, apply today!

About us:

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 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 across England.

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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