At a Glance
- Tasks: Cook delicious meals and maintain cleanliness in a supportive care home environment.
- Company: Join Exemplar Health Care, a leading nursing care provider.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible hours, and access to perks like discounts and counselling.
- Other info: Great training and career growth opportunities in a fun, supportive atmosphere.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your cooking and housekeeping skills.
- Qualifications: Passion for cooking, cleanliness, and teamwork; no prior experience needed.
The predicted salary is between 12.71 - 12.71 £ per hour.
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Position: Cook/Housekeeper
Care home: Quarryfields
Location: Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8EP
Contract type: Part time - 20 hours per week
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 Quarryfields care home in Doncaster. 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:
Quarryfields is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with a learning disability and/or autism, and complex mental health needs. 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, 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
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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Cook/Housekeeper in Doncaster, Yorkshire employer: Exemplar Health Care
Exemplar Health Care Quarryfields is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and rewarding work environment in Balby, Doncaster. With a focus on employee growth, we provide comprehensive training and development opportunities, alongside competitive pay and benefits such as access to wages before payday and retail discounts. Join our dedicated team where your contributions make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we support, all while enjoying a culture rooted in fun, integrity, and teamwork.
