Assistant Chef

Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Ridley Park Care Home, Forster Street, Off Plessey Road, Blyth, NE24 3BG

CQC rating: Good Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.6/10

Salary: £13.54 - £15.08 per hour (dependent on experience) Permanent 30 hour contract Welcome bonus: £1000

We are looking for an equally passionate Assistant Chef to join our kitchen team and help deliver an excellent dining experience for our residents.

Responsibilities

• 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)

Qualifications & Skills

• A passion for cooking with previous experience working in a fresh food kitchen and relevant hygiene certificates.
• Desire to create and deliver an excellent dining experience at each meal and make residents feel at home.
• Open to new ideas with an innovative approach to cooking while always adhering to high standards.
• Enjoy communicating with others and cherishing the little moments with residents.

Benefits

• My Healthcare - Free 24/7 support, advice, and treatment; annual allowance around £350
• Wagestream - Early access up to 40% of earned wages
• 28 days holiday
• Sick pay scheme in addition to statutory sick pay
• Long service rewards - e cards, extra holidays, and money
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest free annual travel loan
• Bupa pension plans
• Parental leave (adoption, birth parents, co parents)
• Menopause Plan - empowerment for women
• Access to discounts at gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.