Assistant Cook

Akari Care is seeking an Assistant Cook who is passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of older people. The Assistant Cook will play a pivotal role in the kitchen, creating menus, plating up, and arranging food trollies to stimulate the residents' appetites and ensure they receive personalized, high-quality, and nutritious meals.Main duties of the jobAs the Assistant Cook, you will have the autonomy to create menus, plate up, and arrange food trollies in an attractive way to encourage our residents to enthusiastically eat. You will be a part of a united and extended care team, with the opportunity to coach and develop a team, as well as contribute your own ideas and see them through as part of their personal development. Akari Care is committed to providing a career path that allows you to develop your knowledge, skills, and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.About usAkari Care is an award-winning provider of residential care homes for the elderly. Their aim is to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care. The company is dedicated to ensuring that the meals prepared in their kitchens are of outstanding quality, wholesome, and nutritious, while also being mindful and conscientious about individual needs, religious, and cultural backgrounds.Job responsibilitiesPackage 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 CertificateAssistant Cook or Cookexperience with similar environment /surroundingSupervisory or Line Management experienceA caring nature to give everyone a personal approachProven ability to lead by example, motivate a team and delegate effectivelyFlexible and adaptable to changes at short noticeWarm, approachable, and engaging personaRespect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treatedResilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residentsWhats in it for you:Pension contribution of 5%Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemesUniform provided and DBS check costs paid28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)Fully funded training and developmentSupport with personal development plansThe opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionallyAn engaging community environment where everyone is respected and includedAKSPOPerson SpecificationQualificationsCity & Guilds 706 1&2, or equivalent (achieved or working towards), Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, Assistant Cook or Cook experience in a similar environment, Supervisory or Line Management experience.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr