Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

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

Job summary

An established industry player in health care is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Chef to join their dedicated kitchen team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to create delicious and nutritious meals tailored to the dietary needs of residents, ensuring a warm and welcoming dining experience. With a focus on fresh ingredients and culinary creativity, you will play a key role in enhancing the quality of life for those in care. This position offers a supportive environment where your passion for food can shine, alongside competitive benefits designed to promote well-being and work-life balance.

Benefits

Free Healthcare Access

Annual Healthcare Allowance

Early Wage Access

28 Days Holiday

Sick Pay Scheme

Long Service Rewards

Free Meal on Shift

Interest-Free Travel Loan

Pension Plans

Parental Leave Schemes

Qualifications

• Passion for cooking and fresh ingredients.
• Experience in managing kitchen teams.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus for residents.
• Train and manage kitchen staff in food preparation.
• Adhere to food safety guidelines and manage orders.

Skills

Cooking

Menu Planning

Food Safety (COSHH, HACCP)

Team Management

Education

Culinary Degree

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Job description

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Green Gates Care Home, 2 Hernes Road, Oxford, OX2 7PT

C QC rating: Good

Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.3/10

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

Perm Contract

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 homely 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.

The home retains many of its original features with rooms of varying sizes and aspects to suit an individual’s needs. All rooms are en-suite with bathroom facilities, Wi-Fi, and Smart TV included.

Green Gates is located in a prime area of North Oxford, conveniently located between Oxford city centre and Oxford Ring Road and is within a short walk to Summertown shopping centre. There is a frequent bus service to Oxford city centre just 100 yards away.

Mealtimes and special occasions are important to the home’s life, with food prepared by an award-winning chef and a balanced diet enjoyed by all. Afternoon tea and homemade cake are popular additions to the menu!

There’s a real sense of community at Green Gates. An experienced, dedicated and diverse team really explore what residents enjoy doing and the home's social and activities calendar is organised around those interests.

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
• 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

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.
  
  

Green Gates

Location Status

On site

Salary Amount

£13.39 - £14.90

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Care Home Postcode

OX2 7PT

Job

Hospitality and Catering

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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