Cook

Boasianbistro; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in care is seeking a passionate Cook to join their team at a care home in Birmingham. In this rewarding role, you will create delicious and nutritious meals tailored to the dietary needs of residents, ensuring a positive dining experience that promotes social interaction and community. With a focus on teamwork and creativity, you will have the opportunity to develop menus and engage with those you support. This position offers a supportive environment with excellent training and career progression opportunities, making it an ideal choice for those looking to make a real difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Excellent supervision and peer support

Learning opportunities and career prospects

Qualifications

• Experience in cooking for varied dietary requirements.
• Ability to develop menus and comply with food hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve nutritious meals.
• Interact with residents to gather feedback on meals.
• Maintain food hygiene standards and complete relevant checks.

Skills

Cooking Skills

Menu Development

Food Hygiene

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Education

Catering Qualification

Job description

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Position: Cook

Care home: Maypole Grove

Location: 20 Maypole Grove, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 4LP

Contract type: 40 Hours Per Week

Rate: £12.77 Per Hour

Care home CQC rating: Rated Good by CQC

Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Maypole Grove care home in Kings Heath, Birmingham.

In this role, you'll cook delicious, healthy and nutritious meals for the people we support.

You’ll ensure that everyone has a positive dining experience, to increase nutritional intake, promote social interaction and build a sense of community.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your cooking skills to make a real difference every day.

About Exemplar Health Care

Maypole Grove is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About The Role

Our Cooks make delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements. No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

1. preparing, cooking and serving food
2. understanding people's needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menus
3. interacting with the people we support to get feedback on meals
4. complying with food hygiene standards
5. completing relevant checks and maintaining records
6. being a great team player, working as part of the wider Catering Team.

If you haven't worked in the care sector before, we'll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

About You

Above all, you're someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You're Also

1. a cook with a flair for creating delicious and nutritious meals for varied dietary requirements
2. creative in menu development and food preparation
3. an excellent team player
4. adaptable and flexible
5. someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

We like our Cooks to have a food hygiene certificate and a relevant catering qualification, but these aren't necessary.

What we offer

We Offer Great Rewards And Perks Including:

1. excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
2. access to wages before payday
3. retail and lifestyle reward discounts
4. free DBS check
5. 24/7 counselling and support
6. Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

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Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We're unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Food and Beverage Manufacturing