Kitchen Assistant

Akari Care; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Akari Care is seeking a Kitchen / Catering Assistant passionate about providing care to the elderly. You will be responsible for kitchen operations, ensuring residents receive quality meal service, while also adapting to their individual needs. Join a respected team focused on making a positive impact on residents' lives.

Benefits

Pension contribution of 5%

Uniform provided

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training

Support with personal development plans

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen and food preparation.
• Ability to adapt to changing environments.
• Warm and approachable persona.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth running of kitchen processes.
• Create menus and plate up meals.
• Support residents according to individual needs.

Skills

Caring nature

Food hygiene knowledge

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

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** 16 Hours per week over 2 days - does include alternate weekend work **

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.

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 of 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’s 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

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