Assistant Chef (Bank)

Richmond Villages; Birmingham; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Chef to join their team at a care home. This role offers the opportunity to create a diverse and nutritious menu tailored to residents' dietary needs while managing a passionate kitchen team. You'll ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, providing an excellent dining experience that makes residents feel at home. With flexible hours and a supportive environment, this position allows you to share your love of food and contribute to the well-being of others. If you're innovative and dedicated to high standards, this could be your perfect opportunity.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Comprehensive induction

Free meal on every shift

DBS Check and Uniform provided

Access to gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a fresh food kitchen with a passion for cooking.
• Ability to manage kitchen operations and adhere to hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Create a varied and nutritional menu based on dietary needs.
• Manage kitchen team and ensure compliance with health guidelines.

Skills

Cooking

Communication

Menu Planning

Team Management

Hygiene Standards

Education

Relevant Hygiene Certificates

Job description

Assistant Chef (Bank)

Pebble Mill Care Home, 2 Mill Pool Way, Birmingham, B5 7EG

£12.24 - £13.78 dependent on experience and qualifications

Bank contract. Flexible 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.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Creating a varied and nutritional menu in line with dietary needs and preferences
• Training and managing the kitchen team in prepping, cooking and serving of food
• Managing all mandatory paperwork including: 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)

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

A passion for cooking with previous experience working in a fresh food kitchen and relevant hygiene certificates. You want to create and deliver an excellent dining experience at each meal and make our residents feel at home. Open to new ideas, you’ll have an innovative approach to cooking whilst always adhering to high standards. You’ll enjoy communicating with others and you’ll cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.

Benefits

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 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’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 we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.