Cook at Exemplar Health Care, Walton le Dale, Lancashire

Cook

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Position: Cook

Care home: Ribble View 

Location: Preston, PR1 4UD 

Contract type: 30 hours per week. 3 x 10 hour shifts, 8am - 6pm, weekend availability required.

Rate: £13.27 per hour

Care home CQC rating: Good

Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Ribble View care home in Preston.

In this role, you’ll cook delicious, healthy and nutritious meals for the people we support in our care home. 

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 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 

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

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities. The home is also registered to support adults with learning disabilities, where it’s the right fit. 

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.

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

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.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

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. 

We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation.