Consensus is not just a care provider – we’re a community of amazing people dedicated to inspiring and empowering people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. If you’re looking for a career where you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, then this may be the job for you.
Role: Kitchen Assistant
Salary: £12.66 per hour
Service: Gretton House, Gretton
Your Benefits
Consensus is a certified Great Place to Work®, as well as being one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Women, Development, and Wellbeing in 2024. Here’s just a small selection of the benefits you’ll enjoy:
Career Ladder: Our dedicated career ladder provides clear opportunities for your future progression.
Learning & Development: Support your personal and professional growth with training and qualifications to enable you to achieve your full potential.
Financial Benefits: Life Assurance of twice your annual basic salary. Withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday with Wagestream. Access to Discounts from over 150 retailers.
Health & Wellbeing: From confidential telephone counselling, dedicated wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme.
Your Role
Through understanding the needs of the people you support, you’ll run a busy kitchen that provides exceptional meals that truly changes lives. A career with meaning, you’ll also have a lot of fun with creating exciting menu choices and leading the kitchen.
As the Kitchen Assistant you will be responsible for the meal preparation offering healthy, balanced and calorie related meals
Ensuring creative menu planning, alongside our Cook Supervisor, dependant on supported individuals likes/dislikes and support needs in relation to their PWS.
Ordering of Provisions, general upkeep and cleanliness of the kitchen.
Ensuring the correct documentation is in place to secure a good food hygiene rating with the ‘Food Standards Agency’.
Your Service
Gretton House is set in a quiet, calm village but is always busy and bustling with fun. The people we support are at the heart of everything we do. They are supported to get involved with their home, learning new life skills and take the lead on the care and support they receive – which can include getting in the kitchen with the chef who prepares nutritious meals and encourages everyone to join in with understanding their diet and how to make healthy choices to support their PWS.
Next Steps
Once you’ve applied our dedicated in-house recruitment team will call to share more about the role.
The next step will be an interview in the service, where you’ll meet the team and the people we support.
If successful, we’ll organise your Free DBS Check and references prior to confirming your start date.
Your journey will then begin with a 3-day online induction, before heading to the service to get started.
At Consensus, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of race, colour, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, religion, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Join us at Consensus Support Services, where your unique perspective is valued, and every individual has the opportunity to succeed

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