Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages access before payday

Discounts and rewards

Free DBS check

Counselling support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care in Sunderland is seeking a Cook for Hylton Grange care home. You will prepare, cook and serve nutritious meals for adults with complex needs, while taking dietary requirements into account and engaging with residents to gather feedback.

The role is based at Hylton Grange, with a 40-hour week and a pay rate of £13.27 per hour. The company offers induction, training, and a supportive catering team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook in care/home settings preferred.
• Ability to prepare nutritious meals for varied dietary needs.
• Good communication with residents and staff.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Communication

Menu development

Teamwork

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

# CookSunderland, SR4 0HG**Position**: Cook **Care home**: Hylton Grange **Location**: 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG **Contract type**: 40hrs per week **Rate**: £13.27 per hour**Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Hylton Grange care home in Sunderland.**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 Care**Hylton Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.Hylton Grange supports 30 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease across three units.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.Download our job description to read more:https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/188992798/### **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.### **What we offer**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.### **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 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].