Cook

Bo Asian Bistro; Leeds; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking care home as a Cook, where you will create delicious and nutritious meals tailored to diverse dietary needs. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on residents' dining experiences while working in a supportive and dynamic team environment. With a focus on fun and teamwork, you will be part of a caring community dedicated to enhancing the lives of those we support. If you are passionate about cooking and eager to contribute to a positive dining atmosphere, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Excellent supervision and peer support

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing and cooking meals for varied dietary requirements.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve nutritious meals for residents.
• Develop menus based on dietary needs and preferences.
• Comply with food hygiene standards and maintain records.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Menu Development

Food Hygiene

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Catering Qualification

Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Position: Cook

Care home: Hillside Court
Location: St Anthony’s Road, Leeds, LS11 8FG
Contract type: 40 hours per week including weekends e.g. Full time, 40 hours per week
Rate: £12.62 per hour

Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Hillside Court care home in Leeds.

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 join a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose-built home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark.

About Exemplar Health Care

Hillside Court is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. Hillside Court will specialise in supporting 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:

1. Preparing, cooking and serving food
2. Understanding people’s needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menus
3. Interacting with the people we support to get feedback on meals
4. Complying with food hygiene standards
5. Completing relevant checks and maintaining records
6. 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:

1. A cook with a flair for creating delicious and nutritious meals for varied dietary requirements
2. Creative in menu development and food preparation
3. An excellent team player
4. Adaptable and flexible
5. 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:

1. Excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
2. Access to wages before payday
3. Retail and lifestyle reward discounts
4. Free DBS check
5. 24/7 counselling and support
6. 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.