Chef Manager

Bupa; Farnham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus £1000

Free meal on every shift

28 days holiday

Annual leave allowance

Job summary

Bupa in Waverley Care Home, Farnham, is seeking a Chef Manager to lead the kitchen and deliver nutritious, resident-focused meals. The role involves menu planning, staff mentorship, and ensuring compliance with COSHH/HACCP while managing budgets.

You will balance creativity with cost control and contribute to special events, providing a welcoming dining experience for residents. The role offers a generous benefits package and a welcome bonus.

Qualifications

• Passion for cooking with experience in a fresh-food kitchen.
• Natural leader with ability to mentor kitchen staff.
• Commitment to high standards and resident-focused dining.

Responsibilities

• Create varied, nutritional menus aligned with residents’ dietary needs and preferences.
• Train and mentor kitchen team to deliver excellent dining experiences.
• Maintain high standards and innovate in cooking while managing costs.
• Handle all mandatory paperwork: COSHH, HACCP, policies, budgets, orders and deliveries.
• Cater for special events and seasonal activities as required.

Skills

Cooking

Leadership

Menu planning

Mentoring

Education

Hygiene certificates

Job description

Job Description: Chef Manager Waverley Care Home, 43 Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 8BH CQC rating: GOOD Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.8/10 Salary: £15.09 - £18.03 per hour + £2000 annual bonus*(depending on experience & qualifications) Contract: 38 hours per week and alternate weekends Shift Pattern: 7.10am - 5.30pm with a 50 min unpaid break Welcome bonus: £1000**

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:

• Using your passion for cooking and experience in a fresh food kitchen to create a varied and nutritional menu in line with the dietary needs and preferences of our residents


• Using your natural leadership skills to train and mentor the kitchen team to deliver an excellent dining experience


• Being innovative in your approach to cooking and maintaining high standards


• 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. You’re a natural leader, open to new ideas with an innovative approach to cooking, always maintaining high standards. You’ll enjoy mentoring and supporting others and you’ll cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.

Benefits

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:

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support


• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350


• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes


• 28 days holiday


• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.


• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!


• Free meal on every shift


• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets


• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site


• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site


• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health


• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Chef Managers' bonus information

• Your welcome bonus will be paid to you in the next available pay run once you have completed four weeks' service and will be subject to deductions for tax and NI.


• You’ll also be eligible to receive a quarterly bonus based on performance. Chef Managers who achieve 6 Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) will receive a quarterly incentive of £500 (subject to usual tax & NI deductions)

*** 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: Care Home - Facilities & Home Support Locations: Waverley Grange

We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you.

Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they're at the heart of our positively different culture of care.

At Bupa you'll be challenged, you'll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences.

We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.

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.