Cook

Cook

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Position : Cook Care home : Hylton Grange Location : 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG Contract type : 40hrs per week Rate : £13.27 per hour
Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Hylton Grange care home in Sunderland.
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 moreseo 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 Hylton Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.
Hylton Grange supports 30 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease across three units.
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.
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