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Job details
Posting date: 07 April 2025
Salary: £12.77 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 16 April 2025
Location: PR1 4UD
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Exemplar Health Care Services Limited
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 271059RQA

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Summary

Position: Cook
Care home: Ribble View
Location: Preston, PR1 4UD
Contract type: 40 hours per week including weekends
Rate: £12.77 per hour
Care home CQC rating: Good



Are you an experienced Cook looking for a new challenge? Join us as our new Cook at Ribble View care home in Preston.

In this role, you’ll cook delicious, healthy and nutritious meals for the people we support.

You’ll ensure that everyone has a positive dining experience, to increase nutritional intake, promote social interaction and build a sense of community.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose built home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark.



About Exemplar Health Care

Ribble View is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

Ribble View supports 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.

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 pod6@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.

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