Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Leigh; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care’s Lakeview care home in Leigh requires a cook to prepare nourishing meals for adults with complex needs. The role involves cooking, serving, menu development, and contributing to a supportive Catering Team, with a focus on high hygiene standards and resident feedback.

We offer induction, buddy support, ongoing training, and opportunities to learn and progress within a caring, values-driven environment. Flexibility and strong teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking meals for people with varied dietary requirements.
• Complying with food hygiene standards.
• Ability to develop suitable menus based on residents’ needs.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Cook

Menu development

Team player

Adaptable

Communication skills

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

Position: Cook

Care home: Lakeview

Location: Leigh, Wigan

Contract type: Full Time- 40 Hours per week - 8am - 6pm

Rate: £13.27 per hour

About Exemplar Health Care

Lakeview 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, dementia, neuro-disabilities including Huntington's disease, 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.

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.

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.

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.