Cook

Cook – Assistant Chef / 2nd Chef

Location:

St Mark's Care Home – 110 St Mark's Rd, Maidenhead SL6 6DN
, United Kingdom.

Salary: £12.70 – £13.70 per hour (depending on experience).

Contract:

Permanent, part‑time – 15 hours per week.

We are Bupa, a health insurer and provider that supports those who need it most. Our care homes deliver person‑centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help residents live their best lives. The Kitchen Team is the magic behind each delicious dish we serve. We are looking for a passionate Assistant Chef to join the team and help deliver an excellent dining experience for our residents.

• Use your passion for cooking and fresh ingredients to create varied and nutritional menus in line with dietary needs and preferences of our residents.
• Put forward ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience, helping residents to feel at home.
• Train and manage the kitchen team in prep, cooking and serving of food.
• Adhere to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, company policies and procedures, budgets, and manage orders and deliveries.
• Cater for special events or seasonal activities, such as summer fetes, Christmas parties and birthdays (as required).

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 n to new ideas, you’ll have an innovative approach to cooking whilst always adhering to high standards. You’ll enjoy communicating with others and cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.

• 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 you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, worth approximately £350.
• Wagestream – early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• 28 days holiday.
• Sick pay scheme to frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service rewards – for every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with e‑cards, extra holidays and money.
• Free meal on every shift.
• Interest‑free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• Range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site.
• Parental leave – 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.

We’re a health insurer and provider dedicated to helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We encourage all of our people to be themselves, champion diversity, and value the importance of representing the communities and customers we serve. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confidence Employer, offering interview and assessment support and reasonable adjustments to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.