About this role
Job summary 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 suppor
Main duties of the job 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 with the Cook and the wider catering team, you will ensure the smooth, efficient running of all kitchen processes, including creating menus, plating up, arranging trollies, and ensuring each of our residents feel supported with the highest quality of care. It is important to be mindful of individual religious and cultural backgrounds and how this might impact meal choices, ensuring all residents feel they have a personalised service. As the link between the kitchen and serving areas, you will ensure mealtimes run smoothly and are enjoyable, catering to all resident's individual needs. By matching our values with the right desire for excellence and compassion, we offer a career developing your skills to support vulnerable adults with their individual needs.
About us Akari Care is an organisation that prides itself on creating an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalised care. Our homes are award-winning, and we focus on upholding values that promote a culture of respect and community spirit. Our team is dedicated to providing high-quality care and support, and we are constantly striving to improve and develop our services to meet the needs of our residents. As a member of Akari Care, you will be part of an engaging community that includes everyone, ensuring that both your personal and professional development are supported. We provide comprehensive training and development opportunities, along with a competitive salary and recognition schemes. At Akari Care, every member of our team is essential, and we value the contributions made by each individual in making a positive difference in the lives of the elderly we support.
Job description Job responsibilities
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 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 is 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 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Experience of working within a 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 on 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
North Shields
NE29 6XP
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)