Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Chef to bring culinary passion to life in a supportive environment. This role involves crafting diverse and nutritious menus tailored to residents' preferences, training kitchen staff, and ensuring compliance with health guidelines. With a commitment to creating a welcoming dining experience, you will play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for residents. Join a team that values diversity and promotes well-being, offering a range of benefits including healthcare support, flexible wage access, and generous holiday allowances. If you have a flair for cooking and a heart for care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Free Healthcare Access

Annual Healthcare Allowance

Wagestream

28 Days Holiday

Free Meal on Shift

Qualifications

• Passion for cooking and creating varied nutritional menus.
• Experience in managing kitchen teams and food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus for residents' dietary needs.
• Train and manage kitchen team in food prep and service.

Skills

Cooking

Menu Planning

Team Management

Adhering to COSHH and HACCP guidelines

Job description

Job Description - Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef (GRE00U3)

Requisition Title

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Job Number:

GRE00U3

Green Gates

Oxfordshire OX2 7PT

Salary: £13.39 - £17.90 per hour / depending on experience

Contract Type: Permanent

Shifts: 30 hours, 3x 10 hour days 0700 - 1800 with a Break

Welcome bonus*

Green Gates offers residential, nursing, palliative, post-operative and respite care as well as support for adults with long term conditions. The home also offers a space for people to rest, relax and recover for short stays too!

Situated in the pleasant area of Summertown, the home has a lovely relaxed atmosphere and is surrounded by beautiful gardens with outdoor seating. There are also multiple communal areas and private dining facilities helping residents to relax and socialise.

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)

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
• Free meal on every shift

Why Bupa?

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. 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.

* 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.