Assistant Chef

Bupa; Arkley; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus

Free meals on every shift

28 days holiday

Pension plans

Job summary

Bupa Arkley Care Home is seeking an Assistant Chef to join the kitchen team. You will prepare tasty, nutritious meals for residents, ensure dietary needs are met, and help create a welcoming dining experience.

The role is permanent, part-time (20 hours/week), with a £13.89–£15.40 per hour rate and a £1,000 welcome bonus. You’ll work on a friendly team, maintaining high hygiene standards and contributing to resident wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Passion for cooking with fresh ingredients.
• Experience with hygiene certificates and food safety.
• Ability to train and manage kitchen staff.
• Ability to adhere to COSHH/HACCP guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritious menus aligned with residents’ dietary needs.
• Contribute ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience and make residents feel at home.
• Train and manage the kitchen team in prepping, cooking and serving.
• Adhere to budgets, orders, deliveries and company policies.
• Cater for special events or seasonal activities as required.

Skills

Cooking

Food hygiene

Team leadership

COSHH/HACCP

Education

Hygiene certificates

Job description

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 each delicious dish we serve our guests. They are passionate about all things food and take great pride in each dish they prepare. We are looking for an equally passionate Assistant Chef to join the team and help deliver an excellent dining experience for our residents. You'll help us make health happen by:

Permanent Contract - 20 hours per week 2 x 10 hour shifts with alternate weekends required £13.89 - £15.40 per hour dependent on experience plus £1000 Welcome bonus

• Using your passion for cooking and fresh ingredients to create varied and nutritional menus in line with dietary needs and preferences of our residents
• Putting forward ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience, helping our residents to feel at home
• Training and managing the kitchen team in prepping, cooking and serving of food
• Adhering to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, company policies and procedures, budgets, managing orders and deliveries
• Catering for special events or seasonal activities, such as summer fetes, Christmas parties and birthdays (as required)
  A passion for cooking with previous experience working in a fresh food kitchen and relevant hygiene certificates. You want to create and deliver an excellent dining experience at each meal and make our residents feel at home. Open to new ideas, you'll have an innovative approach to cooking whilst always adhering to high standards. You'll enjoy communicating with others and you'll cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.
  The Arkley Care Home, 140 Barnet Road, Barnet, EN5 3LJ
• We make health happen, Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
• Your welcome bonus will be paid to you in the next available pay run once you have completed four weeks' service and will be subject to deductions for tax and NI. T&Cs Apply.
• Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.

Time Type: Part time Job Area