Kitchen Assistant

Bupa Global; West Byfleet; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health care is seeking a passionate kitchen assistant to enhance the dining experience for residents. This role involves assisting chefs, ensuring cleanliness, and maintaining high food hygiene standards. The position offers a supportive environment where you can develop your skills while making a positive impact on residents' lives. With a focus on person-centred care, you'll be part of a team dedicated to delivering excellent service and creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Join this dynamic team and help make health happen!

Benefits

Free meal on every shift

28 days holiday

Free access to 24/7 health support

Annual allowance for healthcare products

Wagestream for early wage access

Interest-free annual travel loan

Sick pay scheme

Long service rewards

Parental leave schemes

Access to gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen setting with a focus on food hygiene and service.
• Strong communication skills to work with kitchen and care teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist chefs with meal preparation and ensure cleanliness in the kitchen.
• Act as a link between the kitchen and residents, enhancing dining experiences.

Skills

Passion for food

Kitchen experience

Communication skills

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Requisition Title

Job Number:

OAK00Z0

Oakcroft House

Oakcroft Road West Byfleet

Surrey KT14 6JG

CQC rating: Good

£12.80 - £13.80 per hour depending on experience

Permanent contract

40 hours per week working 4 days a week

Flexible with full or part time

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.

Set in West Byfleet, opposite the golf course, Oakcroft House is a 10 minute walk from West Byfleet station and regular buses run from Woking to a bus stop that's just a 2 minute walk from the home. The home provides residential care for those living with dementia and Parkinson's. With a real family feel, the team are passionate about providing person centred care, championing dignity and independence - organising a wide variety of activities meaning there's no typical day here. As part of the team, you're supported from day one to learn, develop and encouraged to progress.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

1. Acting as the link between the main kitchen and our residents
2. Assisting the chefs to plate meals, prepare food trolleys and ensure all preparation areas are kept clean and tidy
3. Monitoring stock rotation, complying to company policies and procedures following all mandatory COSHH and HACPP guidelines
4. 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. You’ll understand the importance of maintaining high standards in and around the home, ensuring our residents enjoy a pleasant dining experience. Working with the wider kitchen and care home teams - you’re comfortable communicating with others, 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
• 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

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.

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