Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Cannock; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream access

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

Counselling support (24/7)

Blue Light Card eligibility

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care's Coronation Court in Cannock is seeking an experienced Cook to prepare nourishing meals for residents with diverse dietary needs. You will help create menus, engage with residents for feedback, and ensure meals meet nutrition and hygiene standards.

This full-time role involves weekends and a 40-hour week. Training and induction will be provided to help you settle in quickly within our supportive Catering Team.

Qualifications

• Our cooks prepare delicious meals meeting a range of dietary requirements.
• You will develop suitable menus by understanding residents\' needs and preferences.
• You will interact with residents to gather feedback on meals.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve meals
• Understand residents\' needs and preferences to shape menus
• Interact with residents for meal feedback
• Adhere to food hygiene standards
• Complete checks and maintain records
• Be a supportive member of the Catering Team

Skills

Menu planning

Nutrition knowledge

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.

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Position: Cook

Care home: Coronation Court

Location: Cannock, WS11 1BT

Contract type: Full time, 40 hours per week, Weekends required

Rate: £13.27 per hour

Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Coronation Court care home in Cannock.

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

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

Coronation Court supports adults living with complex needs arising from brain injuries, dementia, mental health conditions, 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

We Offer Great Rewards And Perks Including

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

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.

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