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Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care Home
Barchester Healthcare
Home Office register entry: BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE LIMITED, LONDON
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Role description
Job summary
ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents and enhance their hospitality experience. ABOUT YOU When you join us as a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards
Main duties of the job
This position is for a Bank Kitchen Assistant at Barchester Healthcare in Norwich. The role is casual and part-time with flexible working hours, covering planned or unplanned absences. The main responsibility is to provide first-class food and hospitality to residents, ensuring they have a nutritious diet and fulfilling dining experiences. The position requires reliability, consideration, and care in approach, with some flexibility in work patterns. While formal qualifications aren't necessary, experience in a commercial or care setting is useful. The role includes competitive pay, free learning and development opportunities, and the potential for a permanent position. Working hours and days will vary.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, dedicated to giving residents exceptional care and support. They place a high value on catering, offering competitive pay and free learning opportunities. Each year, they hold a Barchester Hospitality Awards to showcase their dedication to first-class catering. Barchester Healthcare operates several care homes, providing a place where attention to detail and people skills are of high importance. They aim to ensure a high standard of care akin to what one would expect for their loved ones.
Details
Date posted
18 August 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience Salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
1538993571
Job locations
Barchester Healthcare
Norwich
NR7 8AF
United Kingdom
Last verified against our ingestion on 18 August 2026; sponsor register dataset 2026-08-25.