Cook

Bupa Healthcare; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in West Yorkshire is looking for a passionate Cook to join their Kitchen Team at Wykebeck Court. The role involves creating nutritious menus and training the kitchen team, while adhering to hygiene standards. Ideal candidates should have a passion for cooking, previous kitchen experience, and the ability to create an excellent dining experience for residents. This part-time position offers hourly pay between £12.35 and £13.35 based on experience.

Benefits

Free access to 24/7 health support

Annual healthcare allowance

Early access to earned wages

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Long service rewards

Free meal on every shift

Interest-free annual travel loan

Pension plans

Parental leave schemes

Menopause Plan

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• Passion for cooking with experience in a fresh food kitchen.
• Relevant hygiene certificates required.
• Ability to create and deliver an excellent dining experience.

Responsibilities

• Create varied and nutritional menus based on residents' dietary needs.
• Train the kitchen team in food preparation and serving.
• Adhere to COSHH and HACCP guidelines.
• Cater for special events and activities.

Skills

Culinary Experience

Food Handling

Restaurant Experience

Kitchen Experience

Food Preparation Experience

Baking

Sanitation

Knife Skills

Job description

Cook

Wykebeck Court - 543 York Road Harehills Leeds LS9 6NH

CQC rating : Good

rating : 9.7

Salary 12.35 - 13.35 per hour depending on experience

Permanent part time - 20 hours per week - 7am-5pm

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.

Our fantastic Kitchen Team are the magic behind each delicious dish we serve our guests. They are passionate about all things food and take great pride in each dish we prepare.

We are looking for an equally passionate Assistant Chef to join the team and help deliver an excellent dining experience for our residents.

Youll 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 youll have an innovative approach to cooking whilst always adhering to high standards. Youll enjoy communicating with others and youll cherish the little moments with our residents sharing your love of food with them.

Benefits

• 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

Please note this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UKs Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.

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. Thats 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. Well make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Key Skills

Culinary Experience,Food Handling,Restaurant Experience,Food Preparation Experience,Kitchen Experience,Hotel Experience,Taleo,Cake Decorating,Cooking,Baking,Sanitation,Knife Skills

Employment Type : Hourly

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 12 - 13