Kitchen Assistant

Akari-Care; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

DBS paid

Job summary

Akari Care is seeking a Kitchen / Catering Assistant to support our care home kitchen across 16 hours a week. You will work with the Cook and catering team to ensure smooth mealtimes, plate up, prepare and serve meals, and maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety.

You should have kitchen and food preparation experience, a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, and a caring, flexible approach to meet residents' individual dietary needs. DBS costs are paid and uniform is provided.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within similar environment.
• Kitchen and food preparation experience required.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.
• Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Cook and catering team to ensure smooth kitchen operations.
• Create menus, plate up, arrange trollies and serve residents.
• Ensure each resident feels supported and receives personalised service.
• Support with maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety and hygiene.

Skills

Experience in similar environment

Kitchen and food preparation

Flexibility

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

This role is 16 Hours per week - Working times are 7am – 3.30pm and 10am – 6.30pm (2 Days per week) - Including alternate weekends

Akari Care is committed to upholding values that we created and share. It is, therefore, vitally important that any new colleague embraces and actively promotes our values across the organisation.

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

Working in collaboration and unison with the Cook and the wider catering team you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth, efficient running of all kitchen processes. These will include creating menus, plating up, arranging trollies, and ensuring each of our residents feel directly supported and looked after with the highest quality of support and care.

Whilst you will be involved in all the practical duties you would expect in a busy care home kitchen it is vitally important to continuously ensure that you are mindful and conscious to individual religious and cultural backgrounds and how this might impact on meal choices, alongside making sure that all our residents feel they have a personalised service.

As the critical link between the kitchen and the serving areas you will be conjointly responsible for caring for our residents. The key focus for us is ensuring mealtimes run smoothly and are an enjoyable experience at Akari Care, where all our resident’s individual needs are catered for.

By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personal 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 is 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 gain experience and develop both personally and professionally.

An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included

What we require from you:

Experience of working within similar environment

Kitchen and food preparation experience required.

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach.

Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.

Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you.

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.

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