Cook - Tynedale House
Northumberland County CouncilNorth East
Overview
This is a local council role (permanent, part time) with Northumberland County Council based in North East. The advertised salary is £17,498.96 - £17,777.07. Applications close on 17 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Cook
Permanent / Part time 24.5 hours
Tynedale House, Blyth
Do you want to be part of a team that makes a real differenceto the residents of Northumberland?
Tynedale House is a residential home rated Outstanding by CQC and provides excellent support and care to people with learning disabilities in both residential and respite settings.
Weare looking for anenthusiastic and passionate individual to join our cateringteam as a cook.
You must have
- A basic food hygiene certificate and knowledge of the tasks and operation of catering tools and equipment.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety and training in Manual Handling is alsorequired.
Additional training and support will be offered to any successful candidate.
You should have relevant experience of working in a kitchen to include food preparation, cooking and be willing to learn to/and prepare meals for specialised diets.
This is a permanent position for 24.5 hours per week.
This post is based on a shift pattern, working 7 hour shifts from 8am- 4pm (1hr lunch break), on 2-week rota:
Week one:Mon, Tues, Sat, Sun
Week two:Wed, Thur, Fri
Enhancements are payable on this rota for weekend and bank holiday hours worked.
We are offering: A starting salary of £13.26 per hour
£25,583 - £25,989 FTE (£16,940 - £17,208 pro rata salary)
Northumberland County Council's (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities', for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.
For further information about working for NCC, please visit our websitehere.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
To see all our excellent benefits and perks, please clickhere.
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For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance noteshere.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
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For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss:Text relay servicedial 018001 01670 623930
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
How this role compares
We hold 351 council vacancies in North East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,578. This role pays less than about 96% of them.
There are 4,906 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 483 of them in North East.
You have 8 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 24 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Northumberland County Council has 38 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.
How to apply
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