Kitchen Assistant

Posting date:	09 March 2026
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	08 April 2026
Location:	London, N11 1EQ
Company:	CARE CONCERN GROUP LIMITED
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	1471603070

Summary

Kitchen Assistant

Catering and Hospitality - Apthorp Care Home

Contract: Full Time Salary: £12.71 Per Hour Shift Type: Days Contracted hours: Full Time

Apthorp Care Centre is a specialist care home in Barnet, North London supporting adults with complex nursing needs, dementia and mental health conditions. The home offers 119 purpose designed bedrooms across three floors and provides complex nursing care, specialist dementia support and residential mental health care within a safe, structured and supportive environment focused on dignity, stability and wellbeing.

Kitchen Assistant

• £12.71 per hour
• Full time and part time contracts available
• Pension, Paid DBS, Uniform provided
• 5.6 weeks annual leave based on a full time contract

The Role
As a Kitchen Assistant, you will support the kitchen team in preparing and delivering high quality meals while helping maintain a clean, safe and well organised kitchen environment.

You will assist with the preparation of meals and help ensure food is prepared efficiently and to a high standard. Working closely with the Head Chef and kitchen team, you will support the smooth running of the kitchen while maintaining excellent standards of food hygiene and safety.

You will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness and organisation across the kitchen area, including work surfaces, equipment and utensils, ensuring a hygienic environment is maintained at all times. You will also receive and check kitchen deliveries, ensuring items are correctly stored and stock rotation procedures are followed.

You will assist with cleaning procedures for kitchen surfaces and equipment, ensuring all areas are sanitised and maintained to the highest standard. In addition, you will help ensure crockery, utensils and kitchen equipment are cleaned and stored safely.

Your role will also involve following safe systems of work, understanding food safety principles and adhering to health and safety regulations within the kitchen environment. Working as part of the wider team, you will help ensure residents receive nutritious, well prepared meals within a safe and supportive care setting.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Basic understanding of food hygiene and safe food handling
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude
• Previous experience in a kitchen or food preparation environment is desirable but not essential

About Us
Apthorp Care Centre is part of Willinbrook Healthcare, the specialist complex care division of Care Concern Group. Willinbrook Healthcare delivers high quality, clinically led care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs across specialist services. Care Concern Group is a family owned, market leading care provider with over 130 homes across the United Kingdom, committed to delivering outstanding care and creating supportive workplaces where teams can grow and flourish.

Our five core values Trust, Respect, Passion, Kindness and Inclusivity define everything we do. If you share these values and want to work in a home where your contribution is valued, we would love to hear from you.