Cook

Exemplar Ltd; Wheldon; On-site; GBP 37,195,000 - 42,706,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages before payday

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is hiring a Cook at Wheldale Heights in Castleford. You will prepare and serve meals for residents, taking account of dietary needs and preferences, and contribute to menu planning.

We support staff with induction, ongoing training, and a friendly team focused on high-quality care. A food hygiene qualification is helpful, but not essential, and we welcome applicants who share our values of care and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking for varied dietary requirements.
• Ability to develop suitable menus for residents.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving food.
• Understanding residents' needs and preferences to shape menus.
• Interacting with residents to obtain feedback on meals.
• Maintaining food hygiene standards and safe handling.
• Completing checks and maintaining records.
• Working as part of the Catering Team.

Skills

Cook expertise

Menu development

Team player

Adaptable

Communication skills

Education

Catering qualification

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

Cook Wheldale Heights, Castleford

Position: Cook

Care home: Wheldale Heights

Location: Castleford, WF10 2PY

Contract type: Full time, 40 hours per week

Rate: £13.27 per hour

About Exemplar Health Care

Wheldale Heights 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. 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. 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

Eligibility

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.

Company Culture

About Exemplar Health Care Exemplar Health Care began as a healthcare consultancy and training firm. But we soon saw a gap in the sector: a lack of care homes for younger adults living with complex needs. That insight shaped the mission we still live by today - to transform complex care and provide fulfilling opportunities for the people who need it most. We're now proud to have more than 60 care homes across England, providing nursing care for adults living with dementia, neuro-disabilities, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities. Whoever you are, and whatever experience you bring, there are lots of ways you can help us make every day better for the people we support.