Job Description:
Assistant Chef
Location: Wilmington Manor Care Home, Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford DA2 7BA
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: £13.89 - £15.40 per hour depending on experience
CQC rating: Good
Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.8 / 10
Wilmington Manor provides a peaceful place for residents to receive residential and nursing care in a safe and homely environment. People requiring respite, convalescence and palliative care are also welcomed into the home.
Converted and extended from a manor house, residents keen on gardening are encouraged to participate, whether lightly or regularly depending on how they please.
The home has two lounges to choose from at the home, as well as the dining room, and if they prefer residents are free to dine in the comfort of their own room. Seasonal menus are created by the home’s chef who understands the needs and tastes of each individual.
There’s a real sense of community at the home. The staff work to discover what residents enjoy doing and the home's social calendar is organised around those interests. Dedicated activity coordinators help ensure residents are able to pursue their hobbies and interests, as well as organising a range of activities which include bingo, quizzes, flower arranging and music sessions, there is so much for residents to enjoy. Regular trips out are also enjoyed as are shopping trips and themed monthly events.
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:
1. Using your passion for cooking and fresh ingredients to create varied and nutritional menus in line with dietary needs and preferences of our residents
2. Putting forward ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience, helping our residents to feel at home
3. Training and managing the kitchen team in prepping, cooking and serving of food
4. Adhering to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, company policies and procedures, budgets, managing orders and deliveries
5. 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. 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.
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:
6. 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
7. Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
8. Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
9. 28 days holiday
10. 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.
11. Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
12. Free meal on every shift
13. Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
14. We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
15. Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
16. Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
17. 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.