Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef Bank

Bupa Global; Garston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A well-known health provider is seeking an Assistant Chef to join their Kitchen Team. The role involves creating varied, nutritional menus and training team members to ensure an excellent dining experience for residents. This position offers flexible working patterns, a comprehensive induction, and free meals on each shift. The ideal candidate will have a passion for cooking and an understanding of dietary needs. A zero hours bank contract is available.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Comprehensive induction

Free meals on shift

Access to gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment.
• Ability to create varied and nutritional menus.
• Familiarity with COSHH and HACCP guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus.
• Train and manage the kitchen team.
• Cater for special events and activities.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Knowledge of dietary needs

Management skills

Job description

Overview

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef Bank (BRU00IN)

Location: 62 Stratford Road Watford, Hertfordshire WD17 4JB

Salary: £13.59 per hour depending on experience

Contract: Bank contract - Zero hours

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.

About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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)

Benefits

• Flexible working patterns to fit around you
• Comprehensive induction (fully paid)
• Free meal on every shift
• DBS Check and Uniform provided and paid for by Bupa
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa?

We are 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. We especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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. 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.

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Care Home Postcode WD17 4JB

Job

Hospitality and Catering