Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Bupa Global; London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A care home in London is seeking a passionate Assistant Chef/2nd Chef to create diverse and nutritional menus for residents. This role involves managing kitchen operations, leading a team, and ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Benefits include access to healthcare resources, flexible working, and a supportive work environment focused on making health happen.

Benefits

Free meal on every shift

28 days holiday

Annual allowance for healthcare

Interest-free annual travel loan

Access to gym discounts

Sick pay scheme

Long service rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in culinary roles with a focus on nutrition and variety.
• Strong leadership skills in managing food preparation and service.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus for residents.
• Manage kitchen team in food preparation and service.
• Ensure adherence to food safety guidelines.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Nutritional menu creation

Team management

Adherence to COSHH and HACCP

Job description

Job Description - Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef (MAN00YQ)

Requisition Title

Requisition Title

: Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Job Number:

Job Number:

MAN00YQ

John Williams Close London

New Cross SE14 5XA

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Manley Court Care Home, John Williams Close, Off Cold Blow Lane, London SE14 5RB

Salary : £13.39 - £14.90 per hour / depending on experience

Welcome bonus*

Manley Court provides nursing, residential and dementia care, post operative convalescence, respite and palliative care. Care is also provided within the friendly setting to those living with Parkinson’s, Huntington's and the young physically disabled. Advanced bookings are available.

Located close to local amenities in a quiet area of New Cross, the home places comfort and residents' happiness as a top priority. En-suite bedrooms provide plenty of space for personal belongings while a bright and pleasant conservatory allows residents to relax or welcome visitors.

Manley Court aims to offer an exciting selection of food to residents catering to individual tastes and requirements. A 'Night Bite' menu is also offered for out of snacks and refreshments.

The dedicated activity co-ordinator at the home creates a varied programme of activities for residents to take part in if they wish. Examples include gardening, baking and arts and crafts, which all take place in the dedicated activities room.

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
• 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)

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.

* 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.