Assistant Chef

Bupa; Brighton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

My Healthcare

Annual allowance

Long service rewards

Wagestream

Pension plans

Parental leave

Gym discounts

Job summary

Bupa in Brighton is seeking an Assistant Chef for Dean Wood Care Home to deliver nourishing, resident-focused meals in a fresh food kitchen. The role emphasizes teamwork, high standards and adherence to safety guidelines.

You will assist in menu planning, train the kitchen staff, and help cater for events while ensuring dietary needs are met and residents feel at home.

Qualifications

• A passion for cooking in a fresh food kitchen.
• Relevant hygiene certificates are required.
• Open to new ideas and maintain high standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare varied and nutritious menus suitable for residents' dietary needs.
• Contribute ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience and make residents feel at home.
• Train and supervise kitchen team in food prep, cooking and serving.
• Adhere to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, manage budgets, orders and deliveries.
• Cater for special events and seasonal activities as required.

Skills

Cooking passion

Fresh food kitchen

Hygiene certificates

Education

Hygiene certificates

Job description

Job Description

Assistant Chef Dean Wood Care Home, Warren Road, Brighton BN2 6DA

From £12.59 up to £14.10 per hour Permanent Contract - 30 hours per week. 3 x 7am - 5pm. Including alternate weekends

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 is 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 create and deliver an excellent dining experience for our residents.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• 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)

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role

• 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.

Benefits

• 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 - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support – all available via one phone number 24/7
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 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
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
• A good work-life balance meaning you can be happy and productive at work and also have time for yourself and your friends & family

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Care Home - Facilities & Home Support

Locations: Dean Wood