Cook

Exemplar Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care’s Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland is seeking an experienced Cook to prepare and serve nourishing meals for residents with a range of dietary needs.

You will develop tasty menus, engage with residents for feedback, and work as part of a supportive Catering Team to ensure positive dining experiences. Training and induction are provided to help you settle in quickly.

Qualifications

• Flair for creating delicious and nutritious meals.
• Creative in menu development and food preparation.
• Excellent team player with adaptable and flexible approach.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving food.
• Understanding dietary needs to develop suitable menus.
• Interacting with the people we support to gather feedback on meals.
• Working as part of the wider Catering Team.

Skills

Flavorful meals

Menu development

Team player

Verbal & written communication

Adaptable

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

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
• 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