Job summary
16 Hours per week - 2 days per week including alternate weekends 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..

Main duties of the job
The Kitchen Assistant position at Akari Care in Gateshead is a permanent role for individuals passionate about elderly care. This job offers 16 hours per week over two days, including alternate weekends. The successful applicant will work closely with the cook and catering team to ensure the kitchen operates smoothly and efficiently, focusing on the residents' personalized care. Responsibilities include menu creation, plating, trolley arrangement, and considering residents' cultural and religious needs in meal preparation. The role emphasizes making mealtimes enjoyable and aligning with Akari Care's values of respect and compassion. Benefits include a competitive salary, pension contributions, recognition schemes, fully-funded training, and flexible working patterns. Requirements include relevant experience, food hygiene certification, adaptability, and a caring nature.

About us
Akari Care is a care home organisation committed to providing high-quality, personalized care for the elderly. Their homes are award-winning, reflecting their dedication to creating an environment where residents feel valued and respected. The company places a strong emphasis on upholding and promoting its core values across the organization, ensuring that staff are aligned with their mission. Akari Care prioritizes creating a collaborative and supportive community for both residents and staff. Employees are encouraged to develop their skills and are provided with opportunities for professional growth. The organisation values a community spirit and a compassionate approach, ensuring a comfortable and engaging environment for its residents.

Job responsibilities
\*\* 16 Hours per week - 2 days per week including alternate weekends \*\*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.

Qualifications
Essential

• Experience in a similar environment, kitchen and food preparation experience, Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, a caring nature, flexibility, ability to work under pressure, warm and engaging persona, respect for others, resilience.

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.