Cook/Housekeeper

Doncaster, DN4 8EP

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, 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.

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

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.

About Exemplar
Health Care

We're one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England. 

Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.

Getting to Quarryfields

Quarryfields, Woodfield Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8EW

Quarryfields is a short drive from junction 36 of the M1.

Head along Sheffield Road/A630, turn right onto Sandford Road/A60 and then make a u-turn at Woodfield Road.

Quarryfields is on the right.

There are limited parking spaces in the home’s car park. Street parking is available on Whittier Road.

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

  • Warmsworth Road/Hall Flat Lane bus stop (stop ID: 37041239), which is accessed by buses 221, 315, 316, X5, and X6.
  • Warmsworth Road/Oswin Avenue bus stop (stop ID: 37045431), which is accessed by buses 221, 314, 315, 316, and X2.
  • Sandford Road/Woodfield Road bus stop (stop ID: 37040711), which is accessed by buses 22, 371, and 372.

There’s also a train station in the local area.

  • Doncaster – 1.8 miles away (9 minute drive).