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Position: Cook / Housekeeper
Care home: The Lodge
Location: 109a Worksop Road, Swallownest, S26 4WB
Contract type: 20 hours per week, across 4 shifts (5 hours per shift) - includes weekends on a shared basis
Rate: £12.71 per hour
Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC
Are you looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook/Housekeeper at The Lodge care home in Swallownest, S26!
In this role, you’ll cook delicious, healthy and nutritious meals as well as ensuring the cleanliness of the home for the people we support.
This is an exciting opportunity to use your cooking and cleaning skills to make a real difference every day.
About Exemplar Health Care
The Lodge is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.
We support six adults living with a learning disability and/or autism spectrum disorder.
Daily life at The Lodge is all about choice. Everything we do is personalised to the individuals we support.
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
As a Cook/Housekeeper, your role will be varied! When cooking, your 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.
When it comes to housekeeping, you’ll be responsible for:
* carrying out all daily and weekly cleaning routines, as well as ad-hoc duties
* cleaning and tidying designated areas around the home including bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, kitchens and offices
* cleaning duties including dusting, mopping, polishing and vacuuming
* supporting with washing and drying laundry, as required
* reporting breakages, damage, defects and hazards.
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
* passionate about high standards of cleanliness, with great housekeeping skills
* an excellent team player
* adaptable and flexible
* someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
You don’t need any specific qualifications to apply for this role, but a good standard of education, such as GCSEs in English and Maths, may be useful. You’ll ideally also have supervisory experience in a similar role.
What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:
* regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
* access to wages before payday
* retail and lifestyle discounts
* free DBS check
* 24/7 counselling and support
* Blue Light Card eligibility.
How to apply
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Salary description
£12.71 - £12.71 per hour