Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Bupa Global; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an Assistant Chef to join their kitchen team. The role involves creating nutritious menus, managing kitchen staff, and ensuring adherence to health guidelines. The ideal candidate will have a passion for cooking and a commitment to delivering excellent dining experiences for residents.

Benefits

Free access to healthcare support

Annual healthcare allowance

Early access to wages

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Long service rewards

Free meal on every shift

Interest-free travel loan

Pension plans

Parental leave schemes

Qualifications

• Passion for cooking and fresh ingredients.
• Experience in managing kitchen teams.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus.
• Train and manage the kitchen team.
• Adhere to COSHH and HACCP guidelines.

Skills

Cooking

Team Management

Creativity

Job description

Job Description - Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef (ARD00K1)

Requisition Title

Requisition Title

: Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Job Number:

Job Number:

ARD00K1

West Midlands B91 2AB

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

CQC rating: Good

Salary : £13.04 - 14.58 per hour / depending on experience

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 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.

Personalised care and support plans are provided at Ardenlea Grove, for both long-term care and shorter stays. A team of professional and experienced staff provide residential, nursing and dementia care, whether that's for long or short stays or for respite.

The attractive purpose-built home is set over three floors and offers well-equipped facilities and accommodation. Rooms offer ensuite bathrooms and 24-hour call systems and most have views of the landscaped gardens.

Residents can choose to eat in the welcoming dining room or in the privacy of their own rooms, enjoying meals that are freshly prepared to suit individual tastes and diets. Snacks and drinks are available throughout the day and include sandwiches, drinks and fruit.

Residents can enjoy varied activities and events programme as well as regular trips and outings. Residents can also benefit from an onsite salon along with additional therapies and services.

The home boasts a pub within the Emerald Uni, aptly named the 'Emerald Inn' that care home staff tirelessly built. With its authentic look and feel it's a great place for residents to come together and enjoy a drink, play some games and even listen to music on the jukebox.

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.

* 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. 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.