Job Description:
Chef Manager
Dean Wood Care Home, Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton BN2 6DA
44 hour contract – £14.89 to £18.35 per hour depending on experience. Welcome bonus: £1,000.
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 adherence 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 our residents feel at home. You’re a natural leader, open to new ideas with an innovative cooking approach, always maintaining high standards. You’ll enjoy mentoring and supporting others and cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.
Benefits
* 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 that can be redeemed against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, valued at approximately £350.
* Wagestream – Early access to up to 40% of earned wages within minutes.
* 28 days holiday.
* Sick pay scheme for frontline teams, in addition to statutory sick pay, providing reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
* Long service rewards – for every milestone at Bupa, you will receive e‑cards, extra holidays and money.
* Free meal on every shift.
* Interest‑free annual travel loan to purchase public transport season tickets.
* Bupa pension plans available – find out more on the career site.
* Parental leave – schemes for adoption, birth parents and co‑parents – find out more on the career site.
* Menopause plan – designed to empower women to seek advice, choose treatment and take control of their health.
* 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. All our people share the purpose of 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 our people to "Be you at Bupa", champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. We especially encourage applications from people of 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 and will make sure you are treated fairly and offered 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, subject to deductions for tax and NI.
You’ll also be eligible to receive a quarterly bonus based on performance. Chef Managers who achieve six Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will receive a quarterly incentive of £500, subject to usual tax and NI deductions.
Time Type: Full time
Job Area: Care Home – Facilities & Home Support
Locations: Dean Wood
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