Overview
Position: Cook
Care home: Lakeview
Location: Leigh, Wigan
Contract type: Full Time - 40 Hours per week
Rate: £12.77 per hour
Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Lakeview care home in Wigan. 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, especially for those living in care homes. 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
Lakeview 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, dementia, neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease, and physical disabilities. We offer stable and secure employment opportunities, 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 be the same, but day-to-day responsibilities 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.
Requirements
Food hygiene certificate and a relevant catering qualification are preferred but not 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 01977 630830 or email pod6@exemplarhc.com. 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.
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