Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Fishwick Bottoms; In loco; GBP 15.000 - 21.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Excellent supervision and learning

Wages paid before payday

Discounts and rewards

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Descrizione del lavoro

Exemplar Health Care in Preston, at Ribble View care home, is seeking an experienced Cook for 30 hours per week. You will prepare and serve nutritious meals, ensuring dietary needs are met and meals promote good nutrition and social interaction.

The role involves collaborating with a friendly Catering Team, maintaining food hygiene standards and records, and contributing to a positive dining experience for residents.

Competenze

• Food hygiene certificate and catering qualification preferred but not essential.
• Ability to develop varied menus and dietary-compliant meals.
• Strong teamwork and clear communication with residents and staff.
• Adaptable and creative in food preparation and service.

Mansioni

• Prepare, cook and serve meals for residents.
• Understand dietary needs and help develop suitable menus.
• Interact with residents to gather feedback on meals.
• Comply with food hygiene standards and document checks.
• Maintain records as required and work as part of the Catering Team.

Conoscenze

Cooking

Menu planning

Team player

Communication

Formazione

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Descrizione del lavoro

Position: CookCare home: Ribble ViewLocation: Preston, PR1 4UDContract type: 30 hours per week. 3 x 10 hour shifts, 8am - 6pm, weekend availability required.Rate: £13.27 per hourCare home CQC rating: GoodAre you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Ribble View care home in Preston.In this role, you’ll cook delicious, healthy and nutritious meals for the people we support in our care home.Meal times are an important part of our daily routine, even more so for those living in care homes.In this role, 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 use your cooking skills to make a real difference every day.About Exemplar Health CareRibble View is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.We support adults living with complex mental health needs, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities. The home is also registered to support adults with learning disabilities, where it’s the right fit.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.You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.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].