Chef Manager

Bupa; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 20,787 - 25,582; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on every shift

28 days holiday

Wagestream

Interest-free travel loan

Healthcare access

Menopause Plan

Long service rewards

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Chef Manager for Thatcham Court Care Home in England. The role involves crafting varied and nutritious menus tailored to the dietary needs of residents living with dementia. You'll lead the kitchen team, ensuring high standards and compliance with health regulations. A passion for cooking and previous kitchen experience is essential. Benefits include flexible working, healthcare access, and holiday entitlements. Join us in making health happen.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a fresh food kitchen.
• Relevant hygiene certificates are required.
• Natural leadership and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Create a varied and nutritional menu based on residents' dietary needs.
• Train and mentor kitchen staff to ensure quality dining.
• Manage food safety compliance and administrative tasks.
• Catering for special events as required.

Skills

Passion for cooking

Leadership skills

Experience in a fresh food kitchen

Hygiene certificates

Job description

* Before submitting your application, you should read our to understand how Bupa will use, store and share your information.* For Australia or New Zealand candidates - Before submitting your application, you should read our to understand how Bupa will use, store and share your information.Chef Manager page is loaded## Chef Managerlocations: Thatchamtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R1198776Job Description:**Chef Manager****Location:** Thatcham Court Care Home, Chapel Street, Thatcham RG18 4QL**Contract:** Permanent – Full Time**Hours:** 40 hours per week - Days**Salary:** £15.09 to £18.57 per hour depending on experience**CQC rating:** Good**Carehome.co.uk rating:** 9.7 / 10Thatcham Court is a purpose-built dementia care home. The home is dedicated to caring for adults living with dementia, from early onset to more complex end-of-life needs, the home provides all types of dementia care including nursing, residential, Parkinson's and short-stay care. The home can provide an assessment within 48 hours and, in some cases, welcome the resident the same day. This home is situated in the centre of Thatcham and has dementia champions who work to improve the quality of life for residents through daily activities and opportunities for reminiscence and stimulation. The home’s interior has been decorated to suit individuals with dementia, being colour-themed and including memory triggers. The chefs create well-crafted menus made with the freshest ingredients. Soon after a resident arrives at Thatcham Court, staff discuss their personal preferences and dietary needs with them. Individual diet needs and preference is included in the food menu, with mealtimes being an important part of the day. There’s a real sense of community at the home. The staff work to discover what residents enjoy doing and the home's social calendar is organised around those interests. Activities are organised to make sure residents are always physically and mentally stimulated, including reminiscence sessions, exercise sessions and music classes. So, whether loved ones already have a hobby or would like to take up a new one, there are lots of exciting activities to get involved in.**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 UKWe'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.Time Type:Full timeJob Area:Care Home - Facilities & Home SupportLocations:Thatcham Court