Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef
Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef
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Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef
Ardenlea Grove Care Home Ardenlea Grove Care Home 1921 Lode Lane Solihull B91 2AB
CQC rating: Good
rating: 9.5/10
Salary : 13.04 14.58 per hour / depending on experience
Perm contract
State shifts 40 hours days
Welcome bonus*
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering personcentred care supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
Our fantastic Kitchen Team is 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 create and deliver an excellent dining experience for our residents.
Personalised care and support plans are provided at Ardenlea Grove for both longterm care and shorter stays. A team of professional and experienced staff provide residential nursing and dementia care whether thats for long or short stays or for respite.
The attractive purposebuilt home is set over three floors and offers wellequipped facilities and accommodation. Rooms offer ensuite bathrooms and 24hour call systems and most have views of the landscaped gardens.
Residentscan choose to eat in the welcoming dining room or in the privacy of their own rooms enjoying meals that are freshly prepared to suit individual tastes and diets. Snacks and drinks are available throughout the day and include sandwiches drinks and fruit.
Residents can enjoy varied activities and events programme as well as regular trips and outings. Residents can also benefit from an onsite salon along with additional therapies and services.
The home boasts a pub within the Emerald Uni aptly named the Emerald Inn that care home staff tirelessly built. With its authentic look and feel its a great place for residents to come together and enjoy a drink play some games and even listen to music on the jukebox.
Youll help us make health happen by:
- 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)
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 healthrelated 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
- Interestfree 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 UK
Why Bupa
Were 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. Thats 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. Well make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
* Your starter 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. T&Cs Apply.
**Please note this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UKs Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.
Employment Type
Hourly
