Kitchen Assistant

Bupa; Nailsworth; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

My Healthcare

Annual allowance—Bupa products

Free meal per shift

28 days holiday

Long service rewards

Travel loan

Wagestream access

Pension plans

Parental leave options

My Bupa Extras

Job summary

Bupa's Richmond Villages Painswick seeks a Kitchen Assistant to support our Chefs by maintaining cleanliness and safety in catering areas. You will help with simple meals, dishwashing, and ensuring a well-organised, secure kitchen environment.

£12.90 per hour with paid breaks and 40 hours weekly. Shifts Mon, Thurs, Fri 10am-5pm and Sat 12-8pm, no late nights, promoting work-life balance. Prior catering experience is helpful; strong teamwork and adaptability are valued.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a catering department or kitchen is beneficial.
• Being organised and adaptable helps you work effectively within a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare simple meals and ancillary items under Chef direction.
• Wash dishes by hand or in dishwasher and store items safely to minimise breakages.
• Sweep and mop kitchen floors to keep grease/spillage away.
• Wash work tables, walls, equipment and appliances per cleaning schedules.
• Operate kitchen equipment and transfer safely between storage and work areas.
• Keep kitchen tidy and secure; remove rubbish and put supplies away correctly.

Skills

Teamwork

Organised

Adaptable

Job description

As a Kitchen Assistant, your role is to assist our Chefs by maintaining the cleanliness, organization, and safety of all catering areas. The kitchen porter serves as the cornerstone of our village's culinary operations, ensuring the seamless functioning of the kitchen. You'll help us make health happen by:

Responsibilities

• Preparing simple meals and ancillary items for service under the direction of the Chef
• Washing dishes by hand or loading the dishwasher, you'll store clean items neatly and safely to minimise breakages
• Sweeping and mopping kitchen floors to ensure they're free from grease or spillage at all times
• Washing work tables, walls, kitchen equipment and appliances, adhering to cleaning schedules
• Operating kitchen equipment and transferring this safely between storage and work areas
• Ensuring the kitchen is kept tidy and left secure, rubbish is removed, and all supplies are put away in the correct place

£12.90 per hour - Paid breaks plus excellent benefits Permanent. 40 hours per week Shift - Monday, Thurs, Fri 10am-5pm and Saturday 12-8pm With no late nights, it offers an excellent work-life balance, allowing you to dedicate time to both your professional growth and personal life

At Bupa, we offer essential support when it matters most. Richmond Villages Painswick provides luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and honours individual choice, allowing our residents to live their best lives. We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.9 out of 10., Ideally possessing prior experience in a catering department or kitchen is beneficial. Being organized and adaptable, you are capable of working effectively within a team and independently.

Benefits

• 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.

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.

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