Cook

Exemplar Ltd; Woodside; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities and careerPros

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Laurel Place, part of Exemplar Health Care, seeks an experienced Cook to prepare nutritious meals for residents in Bishop Auckland. You will develop menus, interact with residents for feedback, and ensure food hygiene standards are met while working within the Catering Team.

The role offers induction, buddy system, ongoing training, and opportunities to learn and progress within Exemplar Health Care's supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering nutritious meals for varied dietary needs.
• Induction, buddy system and ongoing training provided.
• Food hygiene certificate and catering qualification preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve food for residents.
• Understand residents' needs to develop suitable menus.
• Interact with residents to gather feedback on meals.
• Comply with food hygiene standards.
• Complete relevant checks and maintain records.
• Be a strong team player within the Catering Team.

Skills

Cooking

Menu planning

Teamwork

Communication

Flexibility

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as a Cook at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland. 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., 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. 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.

Laurel Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers. Laurel Place supports adults living with complex needs, such as 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 Exemplar Health Care

About Exemplar Health Care

We're one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England. Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork. This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.

Getting to Laurel Place

Laurel Place, Gudmunsen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG Google Maps Apple Maps Laurel Place is is connected by major roads including the A68, A688, A689, and A6072. The home is on the corner of Greenfields Road, Watling Road, and Gudmunsen Avenue. There are limited parking spaces in the home's car park. Street parking is available on Watling Road and Gudmunsen Avenue. The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

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.