Assistant Chef - Bank

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

Job summary

Bupa Global is seeking a passionate Assistant Chef to join their team at Aston Court Care Home. The role involves creating nutritious menus, training kitchen staff, and ensuring adherence to health guidelines. With flexible working patterns and comprehensive benefits, you'll help make health happen for residents in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Comprehensive induction

Free meal on every full shift

DBS Check and Uniform provided

Access to gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment is preferred.
• Understanding of dietary needs and preferences.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus for residents.
• Train and manage kitchen team in food preparation.
• Cater for special events as required.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Menu creation

Team management

Adhering to guidelines

Job description

Job Description - Assistant Chef - Bank (AST00EF)

Requisition Title

Job Number:

Job Number:

AST00EF

Aston Court

Little Aston Hall Drive Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands B74 3BF

Aston Court Care Home, Little Aston Hall Drive, Sutton Coldfield B74 3BF

£13.04 - £14.58ph dependent on experience and qualifications

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 honoring 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 food
• Adhering to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, company policies and procedures, managing budgets, orders, and deliveries
• Catering for special events or seasonal activities, such as summer fetes, Christmas parties, and birthdays (as required)

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:

• Flexible working patterns to fit around you
• Comprehensive induction (fully paid)
• Free meal on every full shift worked
• 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.