Cook

Exemplar Ltd; Hurley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent supervision

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Maypole Grove care home in Kings Heath, Birmingham, is seeking an experienced Cook to prepare delicious, nutritious meals for residents. You will help create menus that meet dietary requirements while ensuring a positive dining experience and encouraging social interaction.

Join a supportive catering team within Exemplar Health Care, with induction, ongoing training and opportunities to develop skills in a friendly, values-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking for varied dietary requirements.
• Ability to develop menus that meet residents' needs.
• Strong food preparation and plating skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving food
• Understanding residents' needs to develop suitable menus
• Interacting with residents to obtain feedback on meals
• Complying with food hygiene standards
• Completing relevant checks and maintaining records
• Being a great team player within the Catering Team

Skills

Cooking for dietary needs

Menu development

Food preparation

Team player

Communication skills

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

Cook

2026-09-30T00:00:00

Location: Warwickshire, Warwickshire, GB, CV9 2HY

Application Deadline: 2026-12-30T07:01:25.347

Position

Cook

Care Home

Maypole Grove

Location

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

Contract Type

Full time, 40 hours per week

Rate

£13.27 Per Hour

Care Home CQC Rating

Rated Good by CQC

Description

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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