Job Description

Position

: Housekeeper and Cook

Care home

: Lonnen Grove

Location

: Kimberworth, Rotherham

Contract type

: 18 Hours, Weekends required, Variable shifts

Rate

: 12.21 per hour

Care home CQC rating

: Rated 'Good' by CQC

Do you take pride in your cleaning standards and attention to detail? As Head Housekeeper, you'll ensure that our home is clean and welcoming home for the people who live and work here.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference every day.


Join us as our Housekeeper/Cook at Lonnen Grove learning disability service in Rotherham.

About Exemplar Health Care

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Lonnen Grove 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 Lonnen Grove 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

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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.


Download our job description to read more:


https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030640927/

About you

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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

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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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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 pod7@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.


We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you're asked for money in connection with a role, please contact recruitment@exemplarhc.com.