Cook

Position: Cook

Care home: Hylton Grange

Location: 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG

Contract type: 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 Hylton Grange care home in Sunderland.

In this role, you will cook delicious, healthy and nutritious meals for the people we support in our care home, ensuring a positive dining experience, increasing nutritional intake, promoting social interaction and building a sense of community.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving food
• Understanding people's needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menus
• Interacting with the people we support to obtain 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

Qualifications

• Experience cooking for varied dietary requirements
• Creative in menu development and food preparation
• Excellent team player, adaptable and flexible
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Food hygiene certificate and a relevant catering qualification are preferred but not required

Benefits

• 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