Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Hollywood; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Cook for its Maypole Grove care home. This role involves preparing, cooking, and serving delicious and nutritious meals to support individuals with diverse dietary needs. The ideal candidate is a team player with strong communication skills and creativity in menu development. Applicants should have a food hygiene certificate and a relevant catering qualification, although these are not mandatory. Join us to make a positive impact in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Excellent supervision and peer support

Learning opportunities and career prospects

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook preparing various dietary requirements.
• Ability to comply with food hygiene standards.
• Skills in interacting with individuals for feedback on meals.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve food.
• Develop suitable menus based on preferences.
• Maintain records and comply with hygiene standards.

Skills

Creativity in menu development

Food hygiene understanding

Excellent communication skills

Adaptability and flexibility

Team player

Education

Food hygiene certificate (not mandatory)

Relevant catering qualification (not mandatory)

Job description

Cook

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Position : Cook

Care home : Maypole Grove

Location : 20 Maypole Grove, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 4LP

Contract type : 40 Hours Per Week Sociable Hours

Rate : £12.77 Per Hour

Care home CQC rating : Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Maypole Grove care home in Kings Heath, Birmingham.

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 use your cooking skills to make a real difference every day.

About Exemplar Health Care

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

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, 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
• 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’.

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.