Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Whitwick; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities and careerpros

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care in Coalville is seeking an experienced Cook to join Primrose Place care home. You will prepare delicious, nutritious meals for residents and ensure each dining experience is positive.

You'll work 40 hours per week at up to £13.27 per hour, with induction and ongoing training. A kitchen background in care settings is welcomed; food hygiene knowledge is helpful but not essential.

Join a brand-new team in a state-of-the-art home designed with residents in mind.

Qualifications

• Culinary skills and ability to prepare nutritious meals.
• Menu planning to accommodate dietary needs.
• Strong teamwork and communication within a catering team.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving meals for residents.
• Developing menus considering dietary needs and preferences.
• Ensuring compliance with food hygiene standards and maintaining records.

Skills

Culinary skills

Menu planning

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

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Position: Cook

Care home: Primrose Place

Location: Ashby Road, Coalville, LE67 3LB

Contract type: Full Time 40 hours per week

Rate: Up to £13.27 per hour

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

Meal times are an important part of our daily routine, even more so for those living in care homes. In this role, you’ll ensure everyone has a positive dining experience and cook healthy and nutritious meals for the people we support.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of something new. You’ll have the chance to shape the culture of a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose built home designed with the people we support in mind.

About Exemplar Health Care

Primrose Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

When open, Primrose Place will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

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.

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.