Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Wages before payday

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Cook at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland. You will prepare delicious, nutritious meals for adults with complex needs, ensuring positive dining experiences and social interaction within a supportive team.

Role involves flexible hours, induction/training, and adhering to food hygiene standards while developing menus to meet diverse dietary requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking for varied dietary requirements.
• Good communication and teamwork.
• Ability to adapt to flexible hours.
• Willingness to complete induction and training.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving food.
• Developing suitable menus by understanding residents' needs and preferences.
• Interacting with residents to gather feedback on meals.
• Complying with food hygiene standards.
• Completing relevant checks and maintaining records.
• Working as a supportive member of the Catering Team.

Skills

Cooking skills

Menu development

Team player

Adaptable

Communication

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

Cook

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Position: Cook

Care home: Laurel Place

Location: Gudmensen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG

Contract type: 40hrs per week. Flexibility required

Rate: £13.27 per hour

Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as a Cook at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland.

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.

About Exemplar Health Care

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

Laurel Place supports adults living with complex needs, such as acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia 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

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• 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.