Cook

Exemplar Ltd; Waingroves; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

Free DBS check

Blue Light Card eligibility

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Counselling and support 24/7

Career prospects

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a part-time Cook for Yarningdale care home in Ripley. You will plan and prepare delicious, nutritious meals for residents with a range of dietary needs, supporting positive dining experiences.

You'll work 20 hours per week at a rate of up to £13.27 per hour, join a dedicated catering team, and contribute to menu development while maintaining high food hygiene standards.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking for varied dietary requirements.
• Ability to develop suitable menus.
• Good communication with residents and staff.
• Knowledge of food hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving food.
• Understanding residents' needs to develop 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

Menu planning

Team player

Flexible

Food hygiene

Education

Catering qualification

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

Cook Yarningdale, Ripley

Position : Cook

Care home: Yarningdale

Location : Hollywell Avenue, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9SG

Contract type : Part time, 20 hours per week

Rate : Up to £13.27 per hour

Care home CQC rating : Rated 'Good' by CQC

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

In this role, you'll cook delicious, healthy and nutritious meals for the people we support.

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

Yarningdale is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with dementia, complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including brain injuries and Huntington'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 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.

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:

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.

Rewards and benefits

From paid RCNi Learning access and NMC PIN payments for nurses to lifestyle and retail discounts for everyone, our rewards ensure your career is