Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Burnley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

DBS check

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Cook for Wytham Lodge in Burnley to prepare delicious, nutritious meals for residents with diverse dietary needs and to ensure a positive dining experience.

You will join a brand-new team in a state-of-the-art home, with both 20-hour and 40-hour contracts. The role offers an hourly rate of £13.27, induction, training, and ongoing support as part of the Catering Team.

Qualifications

• Preparing, cooking and serving food with dietary considerations.
• Understanding residents’ needs to develop suitable menus.
• Interacting with residents to get feedback on meals.
• Complying with food hygiene standards and maintaining records.
• Being a great team player within the Catering Team.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving food.
• Developing menus based on residents’ needs and preferences.
• Engaging with residents to receive feedback on meals.
• Maintaining food hygiene standards and completing checks.
• Working as part of the wider Catering Team.

Skills

Food preparation

Menu development

Team player

Excellent communication

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

Position: CookCare home: Wytham LodgeLocation: Wytham Street, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 7DXContract type: Part time 20 hours per week and full time 40 hours per weekRate: £13.27 per hourAre you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Wytham Lodge care home in Burnley.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 join a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose built home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark.About Exemplar Health CareWytham Lodge is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.When open, Wytham Lodge will support adults living with 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 roleOur 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 foodunderstanding people’s needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menusinteracting with the people we support to get feedback on mealscomplying with food hygiene standardscompleting relevant checks and maintaining recordsbeing 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.Download our job description to read more:https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/188992798/About youAbove 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 requirementscreative in menu development and food preparationan excellent team playeradaptable and flexiblesomeone 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 offerWe offer great rewards and perks including:excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospectsaccess to wages before paydayretail and lifestyle reward discountsfree DBS check24/7 counselling and supportBlue Light Card eligibility.How to applySound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail] 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.We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact [e-mail].