Assistant Chef

Bupa UK; Harefield; On-site; GBP 18,652 - 20,774; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus

Free healthcare support

28 days holiday

Free meal on every shift

Discounts at various gyms

Job summary

Bupa UK seeks an Assistant Chef for Stamford Care Home in England, where you will create nutritional menus and manage the kitchen team. A passion for cooking and a solid food hygiene background are essential to ensure an exceptional dining experience for residents.

This full-time role offers a variety of benefits including a welcome bonus, flexible working hours, and comprehensive health support. Join our dynamic kitchen team to help make health happen!

Qualifications

• Experience in a fresh food kitchen is essential.
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP guidelines.
• Ability to train and manage kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus for residents.
• Deliver an excellent dining experience.
• Cater for special events such as parties.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Experience in fresh food kitchen

Relevant hygiene certificates

Communication skills

Job description

Assistant Chef

Stamford Care Home - 21 Watermill Ln, London N18 1SH

Job Description

Stamford Care Home - 21 Watermill Ln, London N18 1SH

CQC rating: Good

Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.5 / 10

Salary: £13.54 - £15.08 per hour depending on experience

Perm contract – 36 hours per week

7am – 5pm across a 7 day rota

Welcome bonus

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 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

• 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.

• 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 – 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 provide reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service – reward 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 – schemes for adoption, birth parents and co‑parents.
• Menopause Plan – specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose 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 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”, champion diversity, and understand the importance of 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. T&Cs apply.

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

Full time

Job Area

Care Home – Facilities & Home Support

Locations: Stamford Care Home