Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Bupa Global; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an Assistant Chef to create nutritious menus and manage the kitchen team at a care home. In this role, you will ensure that meals cater to residents' dietary needs and preferences while maintaining high standards of food safety. Join a passionate team that values your culinary skills and creativity. Benefits include healthcare support and a welcome bonus upon completing four weeks of service.

Benefits

Free healthcare access

Annual allowance for healthcare products

Early wage access

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Free meals on shifts

Interest-free travel loans

Range of pension plans

Menopause Plan

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in catering and food preparation.
• Ability to create varied and nutritional menus.
• Skilled in training kitchen team members.

Responsibilities

• Create varied menus based on residents' dietary needs.
• Train the kitchen team in food preparation and serving.
• Adhere to health and safety regulations.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Knowledge of dietary needs

Team management

Adherence to health guidelines

Creativity in menu planning

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef (MAY00HK)

Location: Maypole Care Home, Lower Northam Road, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 4FS

Salary: £28,267 - £31,387 dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent, 40 hour contract

Shift pattern: 10 hours per shift to include alternate weekends

CQC rating: Good

Welcome bonus*

About the home

The Maypole Care Home provides nursing and residential care. Their highly skilled nurses, carers and ancillary staff create a welcoming and homely environment, promoting independence and quality of life. The home is purpose-built with spacious and comfortable lounges, enabling residents to relax and spend time with family and friends. Every bedroom has en-suite facilities, a television, telephone point and Wi-Fi, while some offer views of the gardens. Residents are encouraged to accessorise their rooms to their own personal tastes. Tasty and nutritious meals are created every day by the in-house chef who really gets to know and understand the residents’ preference and specific dietary requirements. In the evenings and overnight, snacks and refreshments are available from a Night Bites menu. A varied programme of activities and events ensures that residents remain active and stimulated. Residents are also encouraged and supported to develop and maintain interests and social networks in the local community.

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.

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
• A dhering 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)

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
• Sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay
• 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
• Range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - 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. 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.

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Job

Hospitality and Catering