Kitchen Assistant

Kitchen Assistant - Kirkwood Hall

Leyburn,  North Yorkshire

Salary - £15123.87

Part Time – 21 hours per week

Permanent

Closes 19 April 2026

The Role

As a Kitchen Assistant, you’ll play a key part in delivering a high‑quality, customer‑focused catering and hospitality service within our Extra Care schemes. The role supports food preparation, mealtime service and front‑of‑house delivery, ensuring residents receive nutritious meals in a warm and welcoming environment. You’ll also help maintain safe, hygienic and efficient kitchen operations while contributing to a positive, resident‑centred experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assisting with the preparation and plating of meals to support smooth, efficient service.
• Acting as the main front‑of‑house presence — welcoming residents, helping them to their seats and supporting meal delivery within the scheme and to customers’ homes.
• Preparing simple meals independently (such as breakfasts, snacks and evening teas) when the Chef Manager or Supervisor is not on site.
• Ensuring meals meet individual dietary and nutritional needs.
• Responding to customer feedback and escalating issues where needed.
• Maintaining clean, safe and organised kitchen and front‑of‑house areas.
• Completing food safety documentation accurately, including temperature checks, labelling and cleaning schedules.
• Following food hygiene, health & safety, COSHH and infection control requirements at all times.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Experience in a customer service environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships.
• A team player who works well with others.
• Ability to maintain high standards of cleanliness and work under pressure.
• Commitment to diversity and willingness to work flexibly across a 7‑day rota.

What We Offer:

• Sociable Hours:  (shifts in the main between 8am and 5:30pm) with 1 in 2 weekends
• Competitive Salary: Alongside a generous annual leave package and flexible working options
• Extra Perks: Celebrate your birthday with an extra day off, plus increased leave for long service. Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Comprehensive Benefits: Additional perks to support your wellbeing, including our Employee Assistance Programme service

Why Broadacres?

At Broadacres, we’re passionate about creating safe, warm, and welcoming homes. You’ll be part of a supportive team that values respect, passion and empathy 

Broadacres is a successful, innovative, not-for-profit housing association based in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. We own and manage more than 7,100 homes across various regions, providing top-tier services aimed at meeting our vision: ‘to be the best rural housing association in the country’. We ensure our customers receive first-class service, making them proud to live in a Broadacres’ home.

At Broadacres we are an equal opportunities and disability confident employer who welcomes applicants from all sectors of the community, and we encourage applications from people who are underrepresented in areas of the organisation

Please note: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received. We will be interviewing as applications come in, so apply early to avoid disappointment!