Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 37,195,000 - 39,950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking an experienced Cook at Maypole Grove care home in Kings Heath, Birmingham. You will prepare, cook and serve nutritious meals that meet residents’ dietary needs and preferences, while promoting a positive dining experience and social engagement.

You will join a supportive catering team, with induction and ongoing training, to help deliver high-quality meals and maintain food hygiene standards.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook is preferred.
• Food hygiene certificate and catering qualification are desirable but not required.
• Ability to work as part of a Catering Team.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Cooking

Team player

Flexible

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

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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

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:

• 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.