Assistant Chef (Bank)

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

Job summary

Bupa Global is seeking an Assistant Chef (Bank) at Brunswick Court Care Home in Watford. This role focuses on creating nutritional menus, managing the kitchen team, and ensuring compliance with hygiene standards. With a commitment to delivering an excellent dining experience for residents, you will thrive in a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion. Flexible working patterns and various benefits are offered to fit your lifestyle.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Comprehensive paid induction

Free meal on full shifts

DBS Check & Uniform provided

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a fresh food kitchen.
• Ability to create and deliver an excellent dining experience.
• Open to new ideas.

Responsibilities

• Create a varied and nutritional menu.
• Manage kitchen team & paperwork.
• Cater for special events.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Communication

Innovative approach to cooking

Education

Relevant hygiene certificates

Job description

Job Description - Assistant Chef (Bank) (BRU00I7)

Requisition Title

Job Number:

Job Number:

BRU00I7

62 Stratford Road Watford

Hertfordshire WD17 4JB

Brunswick Court Care Home 62 Stratford Road, Watford WD17 4JB

Salary - £13.59 - £15.09 per hour depending on experience

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.

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.

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.

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.