Cook

Akari Care Limited; Acresford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A caring residential service provider in England is seeking an experienced Cook to prepare delicious and nutritious meals for elderly residents. The role involves creating personalized menus and leading a team in a compassionate environment. Ideal candidates will possess relevant culinary qualifications, prior experience as a head cook, and strong leadership skills. This position offers opportunities for personal and professional growth within a supportive community atmosphere.

Benefits

Pension contribution of 5%

Recognition and referral schemes

Uniform provided

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training

Qualifications

• Head chef or Head Cook experience in a similar environment.
• Supervisory or Line Management experience required.
• Ability to lead a team and motivate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Plan menus and prepare high-quality meals for residents.
• Lead and motivate cooking team to ensure quality service.
• Adapt meals to cater to residents’ dietary needs.

Skills

Leadership

Team motivation

Adaptability

Caring nature

Education

City & Guilds 706 1&2 or equivalent

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Akari Care is seeking a passionate and experienced Cook to join their award-winning team. The role involves creating delicious, nutritious, and personalized meals for the elderly residents in a caring and compassionate environment.

Main duties of the job

As the Cook, you will be responsible for planning menus, preparing high-quality meals, and ensuring that the dietary needs and preferences of the residents are met. You will have the autonomy to create menus, plate up, and arrange food trollies in an attractive way to stimulate the residents' appetites. You will also be expected to lead and motivate a team, as well as demonstrate a warm, approachable, and engaging persona.

About us

Akari Care is a provider of award-winning care homes that aim to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care. They are committed to ensuring that their residents receive outstanding quality, wholesome, and nutritious meals, catered to their 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 a 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

Head chef or Head Cook experience 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• City & Guilds 706 1&2, or equivalent (achieved or working towards), Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, Head chef or Head Cook experience with similar environment /surrounding, Supervisory or Line Management experience

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.