Kitchen Assistant


Company:	Agincare Group
Salary:	£12.72 to £12.72 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Rochester, ME1 2QT
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	1 Oct 2026
Closing date:	31 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 our Rochester 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:

£12.72 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

Good CQC rating

An award for Care Home Provider of the Year

Rated 10 on carehome.co.uk

We’re looking for:

Minimum 12 months’ right to work in the UK

Previous experience in a kitchen setting is essential and must be able to bake cakes

Working 36 hours per week on a two week rolling rota:

Week One - Monday 9am to 4.30pm, Tuesday 10am to 6.30pm, Wednesday 10am to 6.30pm, Thursday 10am to 6.30pm and Friday 10am to 6.30pm

Week Two - Monday 9.30am to 5pm, Wednesday 10.30am to 6.30pm, Thursday 10.30am to 6.30pm, Saturday 10am to 6.30pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm

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

Where you'll be working

Rochester Care Home

Click here to view the care home: - https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/kent/rochester-care-home/

Care Quality Commission rating - https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-909306102

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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