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* 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.Chef Manager page is loaded## Chef Managerlocations: Oxfordtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R1207983Job Description:**Chef Manager****Green Gates Care Home, 2 Hernes Road, Summertown, Oxford** **OX2 7PT****CQC rating: Good****Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.3 / 10****Salary - £ 29,203 - £36,088 depending on experience + £2000 annual bonus\*\*****Perm contract - 40 hours on days with alternative weekends****Welcome bonus: £1000\***Green Gates offers residential, nursing, palliative, post-operative and respite care as well as support for adults with long term conditions. The home also offers a space for people to rest, relax and recover for short stays too! Situated in the pleasant area of Summertown the home has a lovely relaxed homely atmosphere and is surrounded by beautiful gardens with outdoor seating. There are also multiple communal areas and private dining facilities helping residents to relax and socialise. The home retains many of its original features with rooms of varying sizes and aspects to suit an individual’s needs. All rooms are en-suite with bathroom facilities, Wi-Fi, and Smart TV included. Green Gates is located in a prime area of North Oxford, conveniently located between Oxford city centre and Oxford Ring Road and is within a short walk to Summertown shopping centre. There is a frequent bus service to Oxford city centre just 100 yards away. Mealtimes and special occasions are important to the home’s life, with food prepared by their chef manager and a balanced diet enjoyed by all. Afternoon tea and homemade cake are popular additions to the menu! There’s a real sense of community at Green Gates. An experienced, dedicated and diverse team really explore what residents enjoy doing and the home's social and activities calendar is organised around those interests. So whether your loved one already has a hobby or would like to take up a new one, there are lots of exciting activities to get involved in. Residents can enjoy activities such as musical afternoons, painting, games, baking and gentle gardening with the addition of regular days out. There is also an onsite hair salon and residents kitchen.**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.**You’ll help us make health happen by:*** Using your passion for cooking and experience in a fresh food kitchen to create a varied and nutritional menu in line with the dietary needs and preferences of our residents* Using your natural leadership skills to train and mentor the kitchen team to deliver an excellent dining experience* Being innovative in your approach to cooking and maintaining high standards* Managing all mandatory paperwork including: 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)**Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:**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. You’re a natural leader, open to new ideas with an innovative approach to cooking, always maintaining high standards. You’ll enjoy mentoring and supporting others and you’ll cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.**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.**\*\* You'll also be eligible to receive a quarterly bonus based on performance. Chef Managers who achieve 6 Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) will receive a quarterly incentive of £500 (subject to usual tax & NI deductions)**\*\*\* 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:Locations:Green Gates