Assistant Chef

Bupa; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus

Free meal on every shift

Flexible working

My Healthcare access

Pension plans

Job summary

Bupa's The Arkley Care Home in Barnet seeks an Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef to prepare nutritious menus for residents, using fresh ingredients and accommodating dietary needs.

The role is permanent, 20 hours per week with alternate weekends; includes a £1,000 welcome bonus and benefits such as healthcare, pension, and flexible working arrangements. You will train and lead kitchen staff to deliver high‑quality meals.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fresh food kitchen with hygiene certificates.
• Deliver an excellent dining experience for residents.
• Innovative cooking while maintaining high standards.
• Strong communication with residents and team.

Responsibilities

• Create varied, nutritious menus aligned with residents' dietary needs.
• Propose ideas to enhance dining experience and home-like feel.
• Train and manage the kitchen team in food prep, cooking and service.
• Adhere to COSHH and HACCP, manage orders and deliveries.
• Cater for special events and seasonal activities as required.

Skills

Cooking skills

Hygiene certificates

Team leadership

Resident care empathy

Job description

Job Details

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

The Arkley Care Home, 140 Barnet Road, Barnet, EN5 3LJ

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*

Key Responsibilities

• 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

• 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
• 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

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.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

* 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. **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: Locations: The Arkley Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.