Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking an experienced Cook to create delicious and nutritious meals for residents with diverse dietary needs. In this role, you will engage with residents to enhance their dining experience, ensure compliance with food hygiene standards, and work as part of a supportive team. Ideal candidates will possess good communication skills and have a background in catering. Competitive pay and excellent training opportunities are offered.

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 preparing and cooking meals for various dietary requirements.
• Ability to understand feedback and interact with residents positively.
• Knowledge of food hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve food.
• Develop suitable menus based on needs and choices.
• Comply with food hygiene standards.
• Maintain records and relevant checks.

Skills

Creative menu development

Excellent team player

Verbal and written communication

Food hygiene knowledge

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Relevant catering qualification

Job description

Position: Cook
Care home: Scotia Heights
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4HA
Contract type: Full time, 40 hours a week
Rate: £12.77 per hour
Care home CQC rating: Rated 'Good' by CQC

Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Scotia Heightscare home in Stoke-on-Trent.

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your cooking skills to make a real difference every day.

About Exemplar Health Care

Scotia Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of specialist nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

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.

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

• 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.