Cook & Chef Job Vacancies in or near East of England Care Homes & Care Settings

Posted 8 hours ago Second Chef - Care Home

Rayleigh, Essex 

Barchester Healthcare Ltd
  • Part Time
  • £15.89 per hour

Are you a qualified Chef looking to work with fresh seasonal food, with the opportunity to have more of a work life balance and make what you do matter? Working as a Second Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus whilst working...

Posted 23 hours ago Chef

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 

Kingsley Healthcare Group
  • Full Time
  • £14.50 per hour

About the role As a Chef, you will be responsible for the planning and provision of daily nutritious meals for all our residents while ensuring the food you purchase is fresh and within budget. In addition, you will ensure all health and safety and environmental standards are achieved and maintained. You must be a team player who will inspire and motivate your team. Reports to: Home Manager Key duties...

Posted 20 Aug 2025 Chef

Woodbridge, Suffolk 

Allonsfield House Nursing Home
  • Full Time
  • £15 Per week

About the role As a Chef, you will be responsible for the planning and provision of daily nutritious meals for all our residents while ensuring the food you purchase is fresh and within budget. In addition, you will ensure all health and safety and environmental standards are achieved and maintained. You must be a team player who will inspire and motivate your team. Reports to: Home Manager Key duties...

Posted 20 Aug 2025 Head Chef

Brentwood, Essex 

Avery Healthcare Group
  • Part Time
  • £19.00 - £19.00

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we’re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day – your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive...

Posted 19 Aug 2025 Second Chef

Brentwood, Essex 

Heron Court
  • Part Time
  • £13.00 per hour

Posted 19 Aug 2025 Chef / Kitchen Assistant

Rayleigh, Essex 

Rosedale Court
  • Part Time
  • £12.21 – £14.00 per hour

Posted 19 Aug 2025 Cook

Ware, Hertfordshire 

Ashwood
  • Part Time
  • £14.00 per hour

Posted 19 Aug 2025 Chef

Ingatestone, Essex 

Ardtully Retirement Residence
  • Full Time
  • Paid by the hour
  • £13.25 – £14.50 per hour

Preparing menus/meals agreed by serivice users and manager, including any service user preferences, special diets and specific foods as needed. Prepare and serve all meals in a timely manner Work with other staff to ensure there are enough skilled staff on duty in the kitchen Under supervision of the manager, order enough supplies for the catering operation frm specified suppliers usting company procedures...

Posted 19 Aug 2025 Chef - Bank

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire 

Barchester Healthcare Ltd
  • Part Time
  • £18.00 per hour

Are you a qualified chef looking to work with fresh seasonal food, with the opportunity to have more of a work life balance and make what you do matter? Working as a Bank Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus whilst working...

Posted 17 Aug 2025 Relief Chef

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire 

Quantum Care Ltd
  • Full Time
  • plus £5500 car allowance
  • £31,990 per annum

Quantum Care is a not for profit company providing high quality care services for over 2000 older people in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex. We need the right people to join us and provide the best possible care to our residents, offering support, maintaining dignity and assisting them to enjoy every day living in our Homes. Location: Welwyn Garden City, Head Office, 4 Silver Court, AL7 1TS...

Posted 17 Aug 2025 Sous Chef

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire 

Riverside Lodge
  • Full Time
  • plus Bank Holiday enhancements
  • £16.33 – £17.33 per hour

Quantum Care is a not for profit company providing high quality care services for over 2000 older people in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex. We need the right people to join us and provide the best possible care to our residents, offering support, maintaining dignity and assisting them to enjoy every day living in our Homes. Sous Chef Full Time – 37 hours Alternative Weekends As a Sous Chef...

Posted 16 Aug 2025 Cook

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 

Montana Care Home Grace and Compassion Benedictines
  • Temporary / Cover
  • £12.50 per hour

NO AGENCIES, NO SPONSORSHIP, MUST LIVE WITHIN 45 MINS OF CARE HOME, MUST HAVE OWN TRANSPORT Cook / Chef Wanted – Part of a Caring Catholic Community (Ref 101) THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION TO COVER FOR OUR COOK WHO IS ON LONG TERM SICK LEAVE Location: Montana Care Home, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 2RF Hours: 8am to 1:30pm Weekdays Salary: £12.50 per hour About Us: We strive to create...

Posted 16 Aug 2025 Chef

Dunstable, Bedfordshire 

HC-One
  • Part Time
  • £14.20 to £14.80 per hour

** This is a bank positions** HC-One are looking for a Chef with an S/NVQ2 in Catering & Hospitality or Professional Cookery, a minimum Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate, and an understanding of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points. We want you to have an amazing experience working at HC-One, starting with our commitment to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you...

Posted 16 Aug 2025 Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef Bank

Watford, Hertfordshire 

Bupa Care Homes
  • Full Time or Part Time
  • £13.59

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef Bank Brunswick Court - 62 Stratford Road, Watford WD17 4JB Salary £13.59 per hour depending on experience Bank contract - Zero hours We make health happen Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives. Our fantastic...

Posted 16 Aug 2025 Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef Bank

Harpenden, Hertfordshire 

Bupa Care Homes
  • Full Time or Part Time
  • £13.39

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef Bank Field House - 8 Townsend Road, Harpenden AL5 4BQ Salary £13.39 per hour Bank - zero hour We make health happen Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives. Our fantastic Kitchen Team are the magic behind...

Posted 15 Aug 2025 Cook

Colchester, Essex 

The Haven
  • Full Time

To provide a high quality catering service for the Care Home residents and manage all activities in relation to the service, including food preparation, planning, ordering and food delivery to Residents. To provide balanced and nutritious menus, which cater for the Residents needs and preferences, taking into account ethnic and religious convictions.

Posted 15 Aug 2025 Chef

Basildon, Essex 

HC-One
  • Part Time
  • £13.87 to £14.47 per hour

HC-One are looking for a Chef with an S/NVQ2 in Catering & Hospitality or Professional Cookery, a minimum Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate, and an understanding of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points. We want you to have an amazing experience working at HC-One, starting with our commitment to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you a job offer to you starting with...

Posted 14 Aug 2025 Chef

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 

Country Court
  • Full Time
  • 14.5 - 14.5 Per Hour
  • £14.50 per hour

Chef - Required at Castor Lodge located in the village of Castor near Peterborough - Part of The Country Court Family We are no longer accepting overseas applications for sponsorship. Hours: 40 Hours per week, working weekends Have you considered working in hospitality in the care industry? We probably have the best working hours in the hospitality business, we don't have late nights or busy weekends,...

Posted 14 Aug 2025 Head Chef

Colchester, Essex 

Aria Care
  • Part Time
  • £15.00 per hour

About the role Head Chef 40 hours PW working Alternate Weekends & No Evenings £15.00 per hour What will Aria Care Offer you? Blue Light Discount Card Holiday & days out discounts Long service awards Recognition programme And much more! We are looking for a highly skilled Head Chef to create fresh nutritious meals for our residents by way of using the best fresh ingredients available. We are looking...

Posted 14 Aug 2025 Second Chef - Care Home

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire 

Barchester Healthcare Ltd
  • Part Time
  • £13.28 per hour

Are you a qualified Chef looking to work with fresh seasonal food, with the opportunity to have more of a work life balance and make what you do matter? Working as a Second Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus whilst working...

Posted 14 Aug 2025 Assistant Chef - Bank

Billericay, Essex 

Bupa Care Homes
  • Full Time or Part Time
  • £13.39 - £14.90

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef - Bank Hutton Village Care Home,Hutton Village, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 1RX CQC rating: GOOD Salary - From £13.39 up to £14.90 Bank - Zero hours contract We make health happen Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their...

Posted 14 Aug 2025 Cook - Bank

Great Dunmow, Essex 

Bupa Care Homes
  • Full Time or Part Time
  • £12.35 - £13.32

Cook - Bank Croft House Care Home, Braintree Road, Great Dunmow, Dunmow CM6 1HR CQC rating: GOOD From £12.35 up to £13.32 per hour Bank - Zero hours We make health happen Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives. Our fantastic Kitchen...

Posted 13 Aug 2025 Head Chef

Potters Bar, Hertfordshire 

Cuffley Manor
  • Full Time
  • Competitive Salary
  • £38,000 – £40,000 per annum

At TLC Care, our focus is quality of life and our approach to specialised nursing, residential and dementia care is, we believe, second to none, with dedicated highly-trained carers and nurses on hand 24 hours a day to provide assistance to meet the needs and wishes of each individual resident. TLC Care have care homes across London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Surrey. TLC Care have a fantastic...

Posted 13 Aug 2025 Chef

Norwich, Norfolk 

The Mill House Nursing Home
  • Part Time
  • £13.00 per hour

Posted 13 Aug 2025 Cook

Great Dunmow, Essex 

Bings Hall
  • Full Time or Part Time
  • Up to £13.50 per hour (depending on experience)

We seek a compassionate and caring Cook to join our family at Bings Hall. We are looking for individuals who share our values, have an interest in helping others, have a can-do attitude, and will treat the people we support with care, compassion, and respect. If you want to make a difference in the lives of our elderly residents, apply today. About the role: • Prepare hot and cold meals for residents...

Posted 12 Aug 2025 Chef Manager

Hitchin, Hertfordshire 

Country Court
  • Full Time
  • 16 - 16 Per Hour
  • £16.00 per hour

Chef Manager - Fairfield Manor Care Home, Fairfield, Hitchin, Bedfordshire Part of The Country Court Family We are no longer accepting applications for sponsorship. Hours: 40 hours per week, working weekends on rota Have you considered working in hospitality in the care industry? We probably have the best working hours in the hospitality business, we don't have late nights or busy weekends, its consistent...

Posted 12 Aug 2025 Second Chef

South Ockendon, Essex 

Leatherland Lodge
  • Part Time
  • £13.00 per hour

Posted 12 Aug 2025 Cook

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire 

Wing View Care Centre
  • Full Time
  • £12.43 per hour

Cook Location: Wing View Care Home, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0NY Pay Rate: £12.43 per hour Contracted Hours: 30 Hours per week Shift Pattern: Various shifts working opposite the Chef and alternative weekends ABOUT THE ROLE Are you an experienced catering assistant, commis chef or cook that takes pride in your work? Are you looking for your next challenge without split shifts and anti-social hours? We’re...

Posted 12 Aug 2025 Deputy Chef

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 

Stow Healthcare Group
  • Full Time
  • £250 Joining Bonus
  • £14.18 per hour

Our Deputy Chef Role Supported by the Head Chef Preparing fresh, delicious meals for elderly residents Supporting residents to live fulfilling lives Maintain the kitchen to SFBB standards 36 hours per week, 7.30am - 4.30pm, Alternate weekends The skills you’ll need An experienced chef with experience of a professional kitchen Adaptable to dietary requirements Passionate about great quality food and...

Posted 12 Aug 2025 Head Chef - No evenings

Halstead, Essex 

Stow Healthcare Group
  • Full Time
  • £600 Joining Bonus
  • £14.50 per hour

The Benefits of Working for Stow Healthcare £600 joining bonus (Ts & Cs apply) Real Living Wage Employer Retail and food discounts Working for the best care provider in the UK. Winner of the Excellence in Small Residential Care Award - LaingBuission Awards 2024, Care Group of the Year Winner- National Care Awards 2023, 2022 & 2021. Care Employer of the Year- National Finalist at the Great British...