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Position: Cook
Care home: Jubilee Heights
Location: Irwell Street, Bury, BL9 0HE
Contract type: Full Time 40 hours per week
Rate: £13.27 per hour
Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Jubilee Heights care home in Bury.
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 everyone has a positive dining experience and cook healthy and nutritious meals for the people we support.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of something new. You’ll have the chance to shape the culture of a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose built home designed with the people we support in mind.
About Exemplar Health Care
Jubilee Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.
When open, Jubilee Heights will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.
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.
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
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Salary description
£13.27 - £13.27 per hour