Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Early wage access

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Career progression opportunities

Discounts on retail and lifestyle

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care in Rotherham is seeking an experienced Cook for Greenside Court to prepare delicious and nutritious meals for residents with varied dietary needs. You will cook, serve and monitor meals, ensuring a positive dining experience and high standards of hygiene.

You should be flexible for weekend work, enjoy teamwork as part of the Catering Team, and bring a passion for feeding people with care.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking meals for varied dietary requirements.
• Knowledge of food hygiene standards.
• Weekend availability is required.
• Induction and ongoing training provided.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve meals to residents.
• Develop suitable menus based on dietary needs.
• Interact with residents to obtain feedback on meals.
• Maintain records and comply with hygiene standards.
• Work as part of the Catering Team.

Skills

Cooking

Menu development

Teamwork

Communication skills

Adaptable

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

Position: CookCare home: Greenside CourtLocation: Greasbrough, Rotherham, S61 4PTContract type: 30 Hours Per Week (Must be flexible and have weekend availability)Rate: £13.27 Per HourCare home CQC rating: OutstandingAre you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Greenside Court care home in Rotherham.In this role, you’ll cook delicious, healthy and nutritious meals for the people we support in our care home.Meal times are an important part of our daily routine, even moreseo for those living in care homes.In this role, 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 CareGreenside Court 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 physical disabilities and neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.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 roleOur 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 foodunderstanding people’s needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menusinteracting with the people we support to get feedback on mealscomplying with food hygiene standardscompleting relevant checks and maintaining recordsbeing 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.Download our job description to read more: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/188992798/About youAbove 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 requirementscreative in menu development and food preparationan excellent team playeradaptable and flexiblesomeone 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 offerWe offer great rewards and perks including:excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospectsaccess to wages before paydayretail and lifestyle reward discountsfree DBS check24/7 counselling and supportBlue Light Card eligibility.How to applySound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail] 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.We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact [e-mail].