Assistant Chef - Bank

Assistant Chef (Bank Hours) – Queenmount Care Home, 18 Queens Park West Drive, Bournemouth BH8 9DA

Salary: £13.89 up to £15.40 depending on experience.

Bupa supports care homes dedicated to delivering person‑centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice.

You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By

• Using passion for cooking and fresh ingredients to create varied and nutritional menus in line with residents’ dietary needs and preferences
• Putting forward ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience, helping residents 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, and 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 residents feel at home. Open to new ideas, you’ll have an innovative approach to cooking while adhering to high standards. You’ll enjoy communicating with others and cherish the little moments with residents, sharing your love of food with them.

Benefits

• Flexible working patterns to fit around you
• Comprehensive induction (fully paid)
• Free meal on every shift
• DBS Check and uniform provided and paid for by Bupa
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. 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.

Time Type

Full time

Job Area

Queensmount

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