Cook

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a full-time Cook to prepare delicious and nourishing meals for individuals with complex dietary requirements. The role includes menu development, food preparation, and ensuring hygiene standards. Ideal candidates will be creative, communicative, and team-oriented. Benefits include excellent training opportunities and career development.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing, cooking, and serving food.
• Ability to understand and accommodate dietary requirements.
• Good documentation and record keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve meals.
• Develop menus based on individual needs.
• Ensure food hygiene compliance.

Skills

Creativity in menu development

Strong communication skills

Team player

Adaptability

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

Overview

Position: Cook. Care home: Tyne Grange. Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8RR. Contract type: Full time 40 hours per week, including weekend working. Rate: £12.77 per hour. Care home CQC rating: Outstanding.

About Exemplar Health Care

Tyne Grange 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 acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities, including those who display behaviours of concern.

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.

• 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

• 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’.

For an informal chat about joining us, call 01977 630830 or email [e-mail].

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.