Job Description

About the role

Southfields Care home Rated GOOD by CQC provides exceptional levels of support to older persons living with Dementia, Physical disabilities or /and Sensory impairments.


Situated in a residential suburb in Northampton, offering a wonderful living environment in which 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 evoke a home from home atmosphere in which our residents can feel comfortable, content and very well cared for.




What will you be doing?
To be responsible for the day-to-day preparation and cooking of meals for the elderly residents within your team. To include modified textured, diets. Supervise and support other experienced kitchen staff. Take charge of the annual budget. Liaise with suppliers to order and receive goods. Responsible for ensuring that all health and safety standards are met.

Working 37 hours per week to include, alternate weekends. Between 8am - 6pm.




About you
Previous experience within a kitchen/catering environment, ideally as a senior or lead a team. Relevant qualifications within Food Hygiene. Proven ability to budget. Possess the understanding of the importance of treating each resident's request as paramount.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate, at our cost. 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.

We may close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications for the role early.


About us

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council 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.


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.


When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.


Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

Generous annual leave entitlement

starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.

Cycle

to work scheme.

Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover

(3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.

Employee discounts

with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.

Car Lease scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

- We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.

Ongoing training and development

opportunities.

A variety of flexible working options

to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).

Our West Ways of Working

- We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role. *

Making a difference

- If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.