Cook

Bo Asian Bistro; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in care services seeks a passionate Cook to join their team at a new care home in Stockport. In this rewarding role, you will prepare and serve delicious meals tailored to the dietary needs of residents, ensuring a positive dining experience that promotes community and well-being. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your culinary skills and creativity while making a meaningful impact in the lives of others. With a supportive environment and opportunities for professional growth, your contributions will be valued and recognized. If you are ready to take on this fulfilling challenge, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Excellent supervision and peer support

Learning opportunities and career prospects

Qualifications

• Experience in cooking for varied dietary requirements.
• Ability to develop menus and interact with residents for feedback.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve nutritious meals for residents.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene standards and maintain records.
• Work collaboratively with the Catering Team.

Skills

Cooking Skills

Menu Development

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Food Hygiene Standards

Education

Food Hygiene Certificate

Catering Qualification

Job description

Cook

Care home: Adswood Lodge
Location: Stockport, SK3 8HZ
Contract type: Full time, 40 hours per week
Rate: £12.77 per hour

Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Adswood Lodge care home in Stockport.

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 more so for those living in care homes.

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

Adswood Lodge 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 and neuro disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease. We’re a brand new home, opened in April 2023, which means it’s an incredibly exciting time to join our growing team. 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.

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:

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 authorized to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.