Junior Sous Chef

Bupa; Wantage; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider is seeking a Junior Sous Chef for their dynamic kitchen team in Wantage. This role focuses on catering to residents with special dietary needs while maintaining high standards in food safety. Enjoy a work-life balance with no late nights and a competitive salary, as you contribute to creating exceptional culinary experiences.

Benefits

Starter Bonus of £1,000

Annual healthcare allowance

Free meal with every shift

28 days holiday

Interest-free travel loan

Access to health and wellbeing programs

Pension plans

Qualifications

• Passionate about food and experience working in a professional kitchen.
• Understanding of health and safety procedures.
• Open to new ideas with an innovative approach.

Responsibilities

• Catering to residents and preparing meals according to dietary needs.
• Ensuring compliance with food hygiene regulations.
• Maintaining a clean and safe working environment.

Skills

Experience in a professional kitchen

Knowledge of dietary requirements

Health and safety procedures

Organized cooking approach

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ or equivalent City & Guilds

CIEH Level 2 Food Safety Award or Equivalent

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title: Junior Sous Chef

Location: Richmond Letcombe Regis,South Street,Oxfordshire,OX12 9RG

Salary: From £34,500pa & Starter Bonus of £1,000*

Contract: Full Time 45hrs

NO SPLIT SHIFTS & NO LATE NIGHTS

Contract: Permanent- Full time, 45 hours per week across 5 days. Shifts between 07:00-20:00 andalternative weekends - With no late nights, it offers an excellent work-life balance, allowing you to dedicate time to both your professional growth and personal life

(Bank Shifts Also available)

Welcome Bonus: £1,000*

Should you be successfully hired into this role, we are pleased to be able to offer you a one-off Starter Bonus of £1000 as a thank you for deciding to join Bupa Care Services. The Starter 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. Ts &Cs Apply

We make health happen

At Bupa, we offer essential support when it matters most. Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis provides luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and honours individual choice, allowing our residents to live their best lives.

We are excited to offer an outstanding opportunity for a talented and driven individual to step into the role of Junior Sous Chef within our dynamic kitchen team.

As Junior Sous Chef, you will play a key role in supporting the Sous Chef and Head Chef in delivering exceptional culinary experiences. This is a fantastic chance for someone ready to take the next step in their career, bringing creativity, leadership, and a passion for food to a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

You’ll help us make health happen by

• Catering to residents across the Village which comprises of the care home,catering for serviced suites, villagers who have booked a meal in the Restaurant/Spa or for meals to be taken across to their apartments or for other specific events

• Prepare and cook food in accordance with food hygiene regulations

• Be aware of residents, villagers and Wellness Spa clients’ dietary needs - responding to their comments and requests in respect of the menu

• Be involved in the preparation and serving of the meals on the hotplate, as required

• Ensuring that all food is used within the prescribed period, with particular attention paid to perishable (high risk) goods

• Ensuring a welcoming, safe and compliant environment for our residents to dine in

• Helping to maintain a clean and hygienic working area.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

Passionate about food, you’ll have experience working in a professional kitchen, ideally catering for customers with special dietary requirements. An understanding of health and safety procedures, ideally with an NVQ or equivalent City & Guilds and CIEH Level 2 Food Safety Award or Equivalent.Open to new ideas, you’ll have an innovative yet organised approach to cooking, always adhering to high standards and remaining calm during a busy service. You’ll enjoy working with others, working together to create and deliver an excellent dining experience at each meal.

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 - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number 24/7.

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

• Free meal with every shift.

• 28 days holiday.

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

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

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

• Competitive Pension plans and Parental leave options as well as access to unique products such as our Menopause plan.

• My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.

• 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.

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 tooffer 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 time

Job Area:

Care Home - Facilities & Home Support

Locations:

Richmond Letcombe Regis Village