Cook

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

Benefits offered by this job

Wages access before payday

Discounts

DBS check

Counselling support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Career prospects

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care's Primrose Place care home in Coalville is looking for an experienced Cook to join the new team ahead of opening. You will prepare, cook and serve nutritious meals for residents, accommodating dietary needs and ensuring high food hygiene standards.

Join a brand new team at a state-of-the-art home, with induction and ongoing training to support your development as part of a supportive catering team.

Qualifications

• A food hygiene certificate and catering qualification are preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Menu development

Teamwork

Flexible

Communication

Education

Food hygiene certificate (optional)

Job description

Position: Cook

Do you have the right skills and experience for this role Read on to find out, and make your application.

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.

Due to open January 2027, 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.