Kitchen Assistant / Housekeeper - Bank
About this role
Are you passionate about food, cleanliness, and making a difference in the lives of others? Mayford Grange Retirement Village is currently seeking a Kitchen Assistant / Domestic Assistant to join our warm and friendly team. This is a Bank role to cover sickness and holiday.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in cleanliness, and wants to contribute to the well-being of our residents.
Key Responsibilities
Domestic Assistant Duties:
- General cleaning of designated areas to ensure a safe and hygienic environment for residents and staff.
Kitchen Assistant Duties:
- Assisting in the preparation and serving of meals.
- Washing, peeling, and chopping vegetables and fruit.
- Supporting the kitchen team with dishwashing and maintaining a clean working environment.
- Cleaning and sanitising kitchen surfaces, equipment, and storage areas.
- Ensuring compliance with food hygiene and safety standards.
- Assisting with stocking and organizing supplies.
About You
- Previous experience in a kitchen or domestic environment is preferred but not essential.
- Enthusiastic, reliable, and able to work effectively in a team.
- Basic understanding of food hygiene and health & safety practices.
- Physically able to stand for extended periods and perform manual tasks.
- Friendly and compassionate, especially when engaging with elderly residents.
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly rate.
- Bank contract - perfect for someone seeking part-time or ad-hoc work.
- Employee Benefits including:
- Medicash health plan
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced annual leave
- Birthday leave
- Employee rewards schemes
- Volunteering and well-being days
If you're someone who takes pride in making a difference and enjoys working in a close-knit, caring environment, we’d love to hear from you!
Company at a glance
Our mission
The UK’s population is ageing, fast, but the country cannot currently cope with the rising demand for active, independent later living. Too many people are therefore forced to live in inappropriate housing or move into care far too soon.
As a pioneer of later living in the UK we recognise the need. We have set out to create amazing, sustainable communities, connected to thriving local centres, breathing new life into urban and suburban neighbourhoods and country locations.
“Our mission is to create positive life choices for older people - built on community, wellbeing, and flexibility. We strive to support people to live their best lives for longer, while ensuring the planet, and our healthcare system, offer the same opportunities to future generations.“
Our story
We have been a developer and long-term operator of housing-with-care communities since 1981. We built the first community of its kind in the UK at Elmbridge in Cranleigh, Surrey and today we operate 16 sites across the country with over 1500 self-contained homes. We have another two sites opening to the public in 2026.
In 2017, Retirement Villages Group was acquired by BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts – a global leader in real asset investments and the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe – on behalf of their clients to provide long-term, sustainable investment in retirement living.
Supported by BNPP AM Alts we have ambitious plans to deliver over 5,000 new homes across over 40 new sites in the next ten years making appropriate housing more accessible to a wider group of older people.
We're hiring! Visit our jobs page on LinkedIn or the careers page on our website for more information: https://www.retirementvillages.co.uk/about-us/careers/
Top Benefits
- Medicash Health Plan
- Pension Scheme
- Enhanced Annual Leave
- Birthday Leave
- Employee Rewards Schemes
- Volunteering And Well-being Days
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