Cook

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Doncaster is seeking a Cook to create delicious meals for residents with varied dietary needs. You'll prepare and serve food while ensuring hygiene standards are met. Ideal candidates will have creative menu development skills and be strong team players. The position offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for training and career growth.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing and serving meals for varied dietary requirements.
• Ability to interact with residents for meal feedback.
• Understanding of food hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve food for residents.
• Develop suitable menus based on dietary needs.
• Maintain food hygiene standards and records.

Skills

Menu development

Food hygiene knowledge

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Relevant catering qualification

Job description

Overview

Position: Cook

Care home: Leger Grove

Location: Armthorpe Road, Intake, Doncaster, DN2 6AR

Contract type: 40 hours per week

Rate: £12.77 per hour

About Leger Grove and Exemplar Health Care

Leger Grove is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. When open, Leger Grove will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities. Although the home is set to open in April 2025, you’ll begin a tailored induction one month prior. This will give you the opportunity to learn about the company, meet your colleagues and complete your training, so you\'re fully prepared when the home officially opens. In the meantime, we\'ll stay in touch via email or WhatsApp, sharing regular updates on the progress of your new workplace. 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.

Download our job description to read more: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/188992798/

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.

How to apply

Sound 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].

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.