Kitchen Assistant

Bupa Global; St Albans; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned health service provider in St Albans seeks a dedicated Kitchen Team member to assist in meal preparation, ensure cleanliness, and enhance resident dining experiences. The ideal candidate has a passion for food and prior kitchen experience. This position comes with excellent benefits, including healthcare support, annual leave, and a sick pay scheme.

Benefits

Free access to 24/7 healthcare support

Wagestream - early wage access

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Free meal on every shift

Interest-free annual travel loan

Parental leave

Discounts at gyms across the UK

Qualifications

• A passion for food with previous experience working in a kitchen.
• A Basic Food Hygiene Certificate is required.
• Willingness to deliver excellent service at each meal.

Responsibilities

• Act as the link between the main kitchen and residents.
• Assist chefs with meal plating and food trolley preparation.
• Monitor stock rotation and comply with health guidelines.
• Help with catering for special events like BBQs and parties.

Skills

Passion for food

Previous kitchen experience

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Excellent service delivery

Job description

Job Description

We make health happen. 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.

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 to company policies and procedures 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. You want to deliver an excellent service at each meal and make our residents feel at home.

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. We offer:

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products
• 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
• 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
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents
• 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

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 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.

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.