Assistant Chef - Bank

Bupa UK; St Albans; On-site; GBP 19,410 - 21,476; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Comprehensive induction

Free meal on shift

DBS Check and Uniform provided

Gym and fitness discounts

Job summary

Bupa UK is looking for an Assistant Chef at Allington Court Care Home in St Albans. This role focuses on creating a delicious dining experience for residents, training kitchen staff, and adhering to health guidelines. The position offers a bank contract with flexible hours, competitive pay ranging from £14.09 to £15.59 per hour, along with benefits such as a free meal on shift, DBS check, and access to gym discounts. If you have a passion for cooking and want to make a difference in residents' lives, apply now!

Qualifications

• Strong passion for cooking and experience in a fresh food kitchen.
• Innovative approach to cooking and adherence to high standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus based on residents' dietary needs.
• Train and manage kitchen team for food prep and service.
• Cater for special events and adhere to safety guidelines.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Experience in fresh food kitchen

Relevant hygiene certificates

Job description

Job Description

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef - Bank

Allington Court Care Home
Lye Lane
St Albans
AL2 3TN

Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.7/10

Salary: £14.09 - £15.59 per hour depending on experience

Contract: Bank - Zero hour contract

Bupa is committed to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help residents live their best lives.

We are looking for an equally passionate Assistant Chef to join the team and help 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.
• 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

• 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.

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.

Time Type

Full time

Job Area

Locations:
Allington Court