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Cook at Longlands Care Home
West Northamptonshire Council —Daventry
- £13.52 - £13.73 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Cooking
- Time management
Chef de Partie
HandPickedHotels —Daventry
- £15 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Hotel
- IT
- Kitchen experience
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Casual Chef
HandPickedHotels —Daventry
- £20 an hour
- Hotel
- IT
- Kitchen experience
Kitchen staff / 2890 - The Saracens Head Inn, Daventry
J D Wetherspoon plc —Daventry
- £12.91 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Bar
- No experience needed
- Hotel
- Employee discount
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CHEF DE PARTIE
BaxterStorey —Daventry
- £29,000 a year
- Hospitality
- Cooking
- Organisational skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Chef de Partie
Althorp Coaching Inn —Great Brington
- £13 - £14 an hour
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Culinary experience
- Customer service
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Quick apply
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Chef de Partie
Holiday Inn - Northampton West —Flore
- £12.71 an hour
- Full-time
- Hotel
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Nursery Cook
Blue Windmill Childcare Ltd —Rugby
- £12.73 - £14.00 an hour
- Part-time
- Childcare
- Cooking
- In-person
Quick apply
Cook
CH&CO —Rugby
- £16 an hour
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
20h
Kitchen staff / 1508 - Rupert Brooke, Rugby
J D Wetherspoon plc —Rugby
- £12.91 an hour
- Part-time
- Bar
- No experience needed
- Hotel
- Employee discount
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Chefs of all Levels
Loxleys Restaurant & Wine Bar —Stratford-upon-Avon
- £28,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
- Kitchen experience
- Employee discount
Quick apply
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Chef
Greene King —Weedon Bec
- Up to £13.25 an hour
- Part-time
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Chef De Partie
BaxterStorey UK —Daventry
- £29,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Cooking
- Organisational skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Part time Chef
The Heart of England —Weedon Bec
- Up to £14 an hour
- Part-time
- Cooking
- In-person
- School
- Employee discount
Quick apply
School School Cook
Chartwells —West Hunsbury
- £13.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Culinary experience
- Cooking
- Supervising experience
Chef
Lounges —Northampton
- £12.71 - £13.50 an hour
- Communication skills
- Kitchen experience
Quick apply
Chef de Partie
RH —Banbury
- From £18.50 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Culinary experience
- In-person
- Restaurant experience
Quick apply
Kitchen Team Leader
Greene King —Rugby
- £12.21 - £12.50 an hour
- Part-time
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Catering assistant/Cook - Care home (Southfields)
West Northamptonshire Council —Northampton
- £12.90 - £13.52 an hour
- Weekend availability
Cafe Cook Variety of shifts
The Mulberry Cafe —Cropredy
- From £12.90 an hour
- Overtime
- Hospitality
- Cooking
- In-person
- Free parking
- Store discount
Quick apply
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Cook at Longlands Care Home

West Northamptonshire Council -
Daventry

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Job details

Full-time
£13.52 - £13.73 an hour

Qualifications

Cooking
Food Hygiene Certificate
Time management

Full job description

Our benefits

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council

About the role

We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Cook/Chef to deliver high‑quality, nutritious meals for our elderly residents. This is a rewarding role where your skills will directly contribute to the wellbeing of those in your care.

Longlands Care home is situated in Daventry, we offer a happy and safe living environment in which our residents can enjoy an enhanced quality of life.

Our Team of friendly and committed staff provide the highest level of care and specialise in supporting people living with Dementia.

With our great accommodation and facilities and a programme of activities, our care home aims to provide a home from home atmosphere in which our residents can feel comfortable, content and very well cared for.

It is situated in Daventry, and it offers a wonderful living environment in which our residents can enjoy an enhanced quality of life.

We have teams of friendly and committed staff who provide the highest level of dementia care and residential care.

With our great accommodation and facilities and a programme of activities, our care home evokes a home from home atmosphere in which our residents can feel comfortable, content and very well cared for.

Our customers (Residents) are at the heart of what we do. You will receive continuous training, support assistance. Most of your team will have grown organically within WNC. A rare natural enjoyment for their role and the support they offer to our customers.

Working Hours

Total hours: 21 hours per week

Working time:
8:00am – 3:30pm
(Please note: these hours are fixed and not flexible.)

Rota Pattern

The role operates on a two‑week rota as follows:

Week 1:

Working three days per week:

Monday, Tuesday, either Wednesday or Thursday

Week 2:

Working on:

Monday, Saturday and Sunday

What will you be doing?

You’re not just preparing meals — you’re creating moments of comfort and joy for the people who live in our care home. A warm meal can brighten someone’s whole day, and you’ll be a big part of that. Working alongside our Senior Cook.

Cooking daily meals

Preparing and cooking breakfast, lunch and tea for residents in a 24‑hour care home. Ensuring meals are tasty, nutritious and meet residents’ needs.

Planning menus

Designing menus that take into account different diets, allergies, health conditions, textures, and personal preferences.

Ensuring safety and hygiene

Keeping the kitchen clean and compliant, following food hygiene rules, completing risk assessments, and reporting any faults or hazards.

Supporting residents

Creating a positive mealtime experience, supporting staff at mealtimes, and ensuring residents are kept safe around kitchen areas. About you

At West Northamptonshire Council, we want colleagues who THRIVE. In this role, you’ll bring the skills, attitude, and values that help us deliver great care every day.

A genuine commitment to preparing safe, nutritious meals that meet individual dietary, cultural, and medical needs
An understanding of equal opportunities and respect for people’s behavioural, physical, social, and welfare needs
The ability to work positively with colleagues and contribute to a supportive team environment
Experience of preparing and cooking meals, ideally in a care, day centre, or residential setting
A good understanding of food hygiene and health & safety practices, including a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Strong time‑management skills, with the ability to work to set mealtimes and deadlines
Confidence in ordering supplies and managing stock within a small budget
Practical, organised approach that helps keep the kitchen running efficiently and safely
A willingness to learn, improve ways of working, and maintain high standards at all times

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Children and Adults Barred List check. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role does not meet the legal requirements for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We cannot accept individuals on full-time sponsorship who are seeking this as a second job or as their main job, as care is no longer classified as a Skilled Worker occupation.

Don’t delay — this role may close very quickly if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.

About us

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email [email protected] for support.

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