Assistant Cook

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking an Assistant Cook who will create menus and ensure a personalized dining experience for residents. The role emphasizes community spirit and supports personal development in a compassionate environment. The ideal candidate will have a caring nature, relevant qualifications and experience in a similar setting.

Benefits

Pension contribution of 5%

Uniform provided

Fully funded training and development

Recognition schemes

Responsibilities

• Create menus and plate meals for residents.
• Ensure the kitchen runs smoothly between cooking and serving.
• Coach and develop team members in personal care practices.

Skills

Caring nature

Ability to lead by example

Flexibility and adaptability

Communication skills

Education

City & Guilds 706 1&2 or equivalent

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Akari Care is seeking an Assistant Cook who is passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of older people. The role involves creating menus, plating up, and arranging food trollies to ensure residents have a personalized and stimulating dining experience. The successful candidate will be part of a united and extended care team, with opportunities to coach and develop the team.

Main duties of the job

As the Assistant Cook, you will play a pivotal role in the kitchen, linking it to the serving areas. You will have the autonomy to create menus, plate up, and arrange food trollies in an attractive way to encourage residents to eat with enthusiasm and a stimulated appetite. You will be an integral part of the care team, with the opportunity to coach and develop the team as part of their personal growth.

About us

Akari Care is an award-winning provider of care homes for the elderly, focused on creating an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care. The organization is committed to ensuring residents receive outstanding, wholesome, and nutritious meals that cater to individual needs, religious, and cultural backgrounds.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.

We now seek an Assistant Cook who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.

An important part of the day for our residents is based around mealtimes. At Akari Care we take great pride in ensuring that what is prepared in the kitchen is of outstanding quality, wholesome and nutritious. At the same time, we always ensure that we are mindful and conscientious about individual needs, religious and cultural backgrounds. We continually assess how this might impact meal choices, alongside making sure that all of our residents feel that they have a personalised service.

As the pivotal link between the kitchen and the serving areas you will have the autonomy to create menus, plate up and arrange food trollies in an attractive way in order for our residents to gain enthusiasm and a stimulated appetite to eat.

Playing a fundamental and integral part of our united and extended care team you will be afforded the scope to coach a team into creating ideas and seeing them through as part of their own personal development needs.

By showing us, you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.

What we require from you:

City & Guilds 706 1&2, or equivalent (achieved or working towards)

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Assistant Cook or Cookexperience with similar environment /surrounding

Supervisory or Line Management experience

A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach

Proven ability to lead by example, motivate a team and delegate effectively

Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice

Warm, approachable, and engaging persona

Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated

Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents

Whats in it for you:

Pension contribution of 5%

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)

Fully funded training and development

Support with personal development plans

The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally

An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included

AKSPO

Person Specification

Qualifications

• City & Guilds 706 1&2, or equivalent (achieved or working towards), Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, and previous experience as an Assistant Cook or Cook in a similar environment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.