Kitchen Assistant - Bank inWallsend inWallsend PUBLISHED TUE 17 DEC 2024

Akari Care is committed to creating an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care. They are seeking a Kitchen / Catering Assistant who is passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of older people. The role involves ensuring the smooth and efficient running of all kitchen processes, including menu creation, plating up, and trolley management, while also being mindful of individual resident's religious and cultural needs.

As the critical link between the kitchen and the serving areas, the Kitchen Assistant will be responsible for ensuring mealtimes run smoothly and are an enjoyable experience for all residents. They will need to demonstrate a caring nature, flexibility, and the ability to work well under pressure without negatively impacting those around them. The successful candidate will also need to respect everyone and treat others as they would expect to be treated.

About us

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.

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

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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