Cook

Exemplar Health Care; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in the UK is looking for a Cook at Woolston House. You will be responsible for preparing and cooking delicious meals while ensuring compliance with food hygiene standards. Ideal candidates should have experience in catering or cooking for dietary requirements. This role offers excellent career development opportunities and perks such as access to wages before payday and 24/7 counselling support. If you have a passion for food and teamwork, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in cooking and preparing varied meals for dietary requirements.
• Creative in menu development and food preparation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking, and serving food.
• Developing menus based on individuals' dietary needs.
• Complying with food hygiene standards.

Skills

Food preparation

Team player

Excellent communication

Adaptability

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Catering qualification

Job description

Position

Cook

Care Home

Woolston House

Location

Woolston, Warrington

Contract Type

40 hours per week – Weekends required

Rate

£12.77 per hour

About Exemplar Health Care

Woolston House is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro‑disabilities (including brain injuries and strokes), Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, and physical disabilities. In addition to stable and secure employment, 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. 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

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to 'APPLY NOW'. For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail]. 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.

Public transport to Woolston House

The home is a short walk from several bus stops, including St Martins Methodist Church (buses 4 and 24), Dam Lane and Hillcock Lane (4 and 24), Acacia Avenue (4 and 24), Rope and Anchor (3, 40B, P5, P5A and 100 Salford's Reds), and Blackburne Close (24, 28, 28A and 28E). There are no train stations within walking distance; the closest train station is yet to be listed.