Kitchen Assistant

Bupa Global; Southampton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a supportive team as a Kitchen Assistant in our care home, where you'll ensure our residents receive nutritious meals and maintain high standards of cleanliness. This role offers sociable hours, career development, and a range of benefits to support your well-being.

Benefits

Free access to 24/7 healthcare support

Annual allowance for Bupa healthcare products

Wagestream – early access to earnings

Qualifications

• Experience working in a kitchen.
• High standards of cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Assist chefs in food preparation and plating.
• Ensure cleanliness in preparation areas.
• Monitor stock rotation according to guidelines.

Skills

Team player

High standards

Passion for food

Excellent service commitment

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Requisition Title

Job Number:

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KNI00HH

Knights Grove

Thomas Road Southampton

Hampshire SO52 9EW

Knights Grove Care Home, Thomas Road, North Baddesley, Southampton SO52 9EW

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.

About the Role

As a Kitchen Assistant in our care home, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our residents receive nutritious and delicious meals every day. Joining a care home means you can enjoy working in a lovely environment with friendly and supportive team members. The kitchen team enjoys working sociable hours, and the chance to balance work and free time is one of the perks of working in a care home setting. We will invest in your career and provide all the training and development opportunities you need to ensure you can move up the ranks in our kitchen.

You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By:

· Acting as the link between the main kitchen and our residents.

· Assisting the chefs to plate meals, prepare food trolleys, and ensure all preparation areas are kept clean and tidy.

· Monitoring stock rotation , complying with company policies and procedures, and following all mandatory COSHH and HACPP guidelines.

· Assisting with catering for special events such as summer BBQs and Christmas parties.

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed for This Role:

· A passion for food with previous experience working in a kitchen and a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.

· Commitment to excellent service : You want to deliver an excellent service at each meal and make our residents feel at home.

· High standards : You understand the importance of maintaining high standards in and around the home, ensuring our residents enjoy a pleasant dining experience.

· Team player : You’re comfortable communicating with others and cherishing the little moments with our residents.

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

  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.

  As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.