Part-Time Assistant Chef - Fresh Menus & Resident Dining

Bupa UK; Great Dunmow; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Croft House is part of Bupa UK. Croft House Care Home in Great Dunmow is seeking an Assistant Chef to join the kitchen team on a bank/part-time basis. You will prepare varied, fresh meals, follow dietary needs, and contribute to a welcoming dining experience for residents.

We value passionate cooks with hygiene certificates who enjoy teamwork, training others, and delivering high standards in a supportive, resident-focused environment at Croft House.

Qualifications

• A passion for cooking with previous experience working in a fresh food kitchen and relevant hygiene certificates.
• You want to create and deliver an excellent dining experience at each meal and make our residents feel at home.
• Open to new ideas, you’ll have an innovative approach to cooking whilst always adhering to high standards.
• You’ll enjoy communicating with others and you’ll cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.

Responsibilities

• Using your passion for cooking and fresh ingredients to create varied and nutritional menus in line with dietary needs and preferences of our residents.
• Putting forward ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience, helping our residents to feel at home
• Training and managing the kitchen team in prepping, cooking and serving of food
• Adhering to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, company policies and procedures, budgets, managing orders and deliveries
• Catering for special events or seasonal activities, such as summer fetes, Christmas parties and birthdays (as required)

Job description

Croft House is part of Bupa UK. Croft House Care Home in Great Dunmow is seeking an Assistant Chef to join the kitchen team on a bank/part-time basis. You will prepare varied, fresh meals, follow dietary needs, and contribute to a welcoming dining experience for residents.

We value passionate cooks with hygiene certificates who enjoy teamwork, training others, and delivering high standards in a supportive, resident-focused environment at Croft House.