Assistant Chef

Bupa; Esher; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health provider in Esher is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Chef to join their care home's kitchen. The successful candidate will create diverse, nutritious menus aligned with residents' dietary preferences, ensure food safety, and manage kitchen staff. Offering competitive pay between £13.50 and £14.90 per hour and various benefits, including a welcome bonus, flexible working arrangements, and access to wellness programs. This position plays a crucial role in enhancing the dining experience for our residents.

Benefits

£1000 Welcome bonus

Free meal on every shift

28 days holiday

Access to wellness programs

Parental leave schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing varied and nutritional menus.
• Capability to manage and train kitchen staff.
• Understanding of COSHH and HACCP guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Create varied menus considering residents' dietary needs.
• Train kitchen staff in food preparation and safety.
• Assist in catering for special events and seasonal activities.

Skills

Cooking passion

Team management

Menu planning

Food safety adherence

Job description

* Before submitting your application, you should read our to understand how Bupa will use, store and share your information.* For Australia or New Zealand candidates - Before submitting your application, you should read our to understand how Bupa will use, store and share your information.Assistant Chef page is loaded## Assistant Cheflocations: Eshertime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R1197578Job Description:**Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef**Arbrook House Care Home, 36 Copsem Lane, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9HECQC rating: OUTSTANDINGCarehome.co.uk rating: 9.8/10**Salary : £13.50 - £14.90 per hour. Depending on experience.****Perm contract****Shifts - 40 hours per week, 3 x 8am - 8pm, 1 x 8am - 2pm alternate weekends****£1000 Welcome bonus\*****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.Our fantastic Kitchen Team are the magic behind each delicious dish we serve our guests. They are passionate about all things food and take great pride in each dish they prepare. We are looking for an equally passionate Assistant Chef to join the team and help deliver an excellent dining experience for our residents.**You’ll help us make health happen by:*** 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)**Benefits**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 UKWe’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.*\* Your welcome bonus will be paid to you in the next available pay run once you have completed four weeks’ service and will be subject to deductions for tax and NI. T&Cs Apply.**\*\*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.*Time Type:Full timeJob Area:Care Home - Facilities & Home SupportLocations:Arbrook House