Job Description

Position

: Cook

Care home

: Springfield Vale

Location

: Perserverence Street, Barnsley, S70 6HD

Contract type

: 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 Springfield Vale care home in Barnsley.

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

Springfield Vale is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.


When open, Springfield Vale will provide nursing care for adults living with complex needs arising from dementia.


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.


Download our job description to read more:


https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/188992798/

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'.


For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email pod1@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.