Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Cook for Maypole Grove in Birmingham. You will prepare and serve nourishing meals for residents, considering dietary needs and preferences. The role involves menu planning, hygiene compliance, and working closely with the catering team.

You’ll join a supportive home environment with induction and ongoing training, with a focus on teamwork and resident well-being.

Qualifications

• Must be able to prepare and serve meals for residents with varied dietary needs.
• Develop menus that meet nutritional and dietary requirements.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and safety.
• Communicate clearly with residents and team members.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve meals for residents.
• Understand residents' needs to develop suitable menus.
• Interact with residents to obtain feedback on meals.
• Comply with food hygiene standards and documentation.
• Complete checks and maintain kitchen records.
• Be a strong team player within the Catering Team.

Skills

Food preparation

Menu development

Team player

Flexible

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Home / Careers / Job search / Cook / Cook / Maypole Grove, Birmingham / Position: Cook / Care home: Maypole Grove / Location: 20 Maypole Grove, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 4LP / Contract type:Full time, 40 hours per week / Rate: £13.27 Per Hour / Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

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:

• preparing, cooking and serving food
• understanding people’s needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menus
• interacting with the people we support to get feedback on meals
• complying with food hygiene standards
• completing relevant checks and maintaining records
• 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

• a cook with a flair for creating delicious and nutritious meals for varied dietary requirements
• creative in menu development and food preparation
• an excellent team player
• adaptable and flexible
• 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

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

Compliance

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.