About this role
Job summary Akari Care is seeking a passionate and dedicated Assistant Cook to join their team in Rhyl. This is a temporary position where you will play a pivotal role in creating high-quality, nutritious meals for the residents, while also fostering a positive and engaging dining experience. The successful candidate will have experience in a similar environment, excellent communication skills, and a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of older people.
Main duties of the job As the Assistant Cook, you will be responsible for assisting the main cook in preparing and plating up meals, arranging food trollies, and ensuring that all dietary and cultural needs are met. You will have the autonomy to create menus and work closely with the care team to provide a personalised service. The role requires strong leadership, the ability to motivate a team, and a flexible, adaptable approach to changes. The successful candidate will possess a caring nature, a warm and engaging persona, and a respect for everyone, treating others as they would expect to be treated.
About us Akari Care is an award-winning provider of residential care for the elderly. Their aim is to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered the personalised care they deserve. Akari Care is committed to providing high-quality, wholesome, and nutritious meals to their residents, while also being mindful of individual needs and cultural backgrounds.
Job description 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:
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
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
City & Guilds 706 1&2, or equivalent (achieved or working towards), Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, Assistant Cook or 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.
Employer details Employer name Akari Care Limited
Address Akari Care
Rhyl
LL18 3DD
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)