Kitchen Assistant
Akari Care Limited
North Shields, NE29 6XP
Salary
£12.76
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 October 2026
41 days left
In plain English
What this job actually involves
This job involves working in a care home kitchen, helping to prepare and serve meals to elderly residents. You'll work with a team to create menus, plate food, and ensure residents' individual needs are met. It's a great role for someone who enjoys cooking and caring for others.
What you'll need
- You'll need to be passionate about caring for the elderly and able to work under pressure.
- You should be adaptable and able to follow the care home's values and procedures.
- Basic cooking skills and knowledge of food safety are essential.
- You'll need to be able to work as part of a team and communicate effectively with colleagues and residents.
- A willingness to learn and develop your skills is important.
How to boost your chances
- Consider volunteering in a care home or kitchen to gain experience and build your confidence.
- Think about taking a food safety course to improve your skills and knowledge.
- Make sure you're comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and can prioritize tasks effectively.
- Be prepared to learn about the care home's values and procedures and to ask questions if you're unsure.
- Highlight your transferable skills, such as teamwork and communication, in your application.
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Job 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 A...
Akari Care is looking for a Kitchen/Catering Assistant to join their team. The successful candidate will collaborate with the Cook and catering team to ensure smooth kitchen operations. Responsibilities include creating menus, plating, arranging trolleys, and personalizing services to respect residents' individual religious and cultural backgrounds. The role requires someone passionate about elderly care, capable of working under pressure, adaptable to changes, and able to provide personalized care to residents. Opportunities for personal and professional development, as well as benefits like a competitive salary, pension contributions, and support for training, are offered.
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.
Akari Care aims to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and receive the personalized care they deserve. The organization emphasizes the importance of upholding its shared values and seeks colleagues who actively promote these values. Akari Care provides a supportive environment for a career focused on the care of vulnerable adults, with emphasis on personal excellence, community spirit, and compassion. They offer competitive salaries, pension contributions, recognition schemes, uniforms, DBS checks, and substantial training and development opportunities to their employees, illustrating a commitment to professional and personal growth.
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience in a similar environment is required, along with kitchen and food preparation skills. A Basic Food Hygiene Certificate is necessary. Applicants need a caring nature to provide personalized care, flexible to changes, and able to work well under pressure without negatively impacting those around them. Being warm, approachable, respectful, resilient, and adaptable is essential.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
12 August 2026
Last checked
14 August 2026
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