Kitchen Assistant - Bank

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Kitchen / Catering Assistant to ensure smooth mealtime experiences for elderly residents. You will collaborate with the catering team and engage directly with residents, providing personalized care and support. The role requires experience in a kitchen environment and basic food hygiene certification. The company offers competitive salary, pension contributions, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension contribution of 5%

Recognition schemes

Training and development

Flexible working patterns

28 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a similar environment.
• Flexibility to adapt to changes at short notice.
• Respectful and treating others well.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth running of kitchen processes.
• Create menus and plate food for residents.
• Support residents with individualized service.

Skills

Kitchen and food preparation experience

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Caring nature

Flexible and adaptable

Work well under pressure

Job description

Job summary

Akari Care is committed to upholding values that they have created and share. They are seeking an additional Kitchen / Catering Assistant who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people. The key focus is ensuring mealtimes run smoothly and are an enjoyable experience at Akari Care, where all of their residents' individual needs are catered for.

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.

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 residents 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:

• A competitive salary
• 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)
• Flexible working patterns
• 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 a similar environment
• Kitchen and food preparation experience
• 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

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Akari Care Limited

Address: Akari Care, Gosforth, NE3 4NB

Employer's website: https://www.akaricare.co.uk