Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Bupa Global; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bupa Global is seeking a passionate Assistant Chef to join our kitchen team. In this role, you will create nutritional menus, manage kitchen staff, and ensure quality standards are met. With benefits including healthcare access, flexible working, and up to £15.09 per hour, this is an excellent opportunity for aspiring chefs.

Benefits

Free access to 24/7 health support

Annual healthcare allowance

Early access to earned wages

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Free meals on shifts

Interest-free travel loans

Parent leave schemes

Menopause support plan

Gym discount access

Qualifications

• Strong experience in cooking and food preparation.
• Ability to create varied and nutritional menus.
• Leadership skills to train and manage kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus according to dietary needs.
• Train and manage kitchen team on food prep and cooking.
• Ensure adherence to COSHH and HACCP guidelines while managing orders.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Team management

HACCP guidelines adherence

Job description

Job Description - Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef (ASH01U1)

Requisition Title

Requisition Title

: Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Job Number:

Job Number:

ASH01U1

The Street Guildford

Surrey GU4 7SU

Salary Amount up to £15.09

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Ashley Park Care Home, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford GU4 7SU

Up to £15.09 per hour

38 hours per week - Tuesday to Friday 8am - 6pm

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)

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

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 w e especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer a n 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.

**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.

•• Your starter 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.