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Job Description: Chef Manager
Location: Broad Oak Manor Care Home, Arnold Lane, Sutton at Hone, Kent DA4 9HF
Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract - Full-Time
Hours: 40 hours per week – including alternate weekends
Salary: Up to £18.35 per hour dependent on experience + Up to £3,000 Annual Bonus Potential + £1,000 Welcome Bonus
Food is a central part of life at Broad Oak Manor. From freshly prepared daily meals and homemade cakes to special celebrations and themed events, our kitchen team plays a vital role in creating positive experiences and memorable moments for residents and their families. The home consists of two floors, with a dining room and lounges, supporting a vibrant community of 42 residents.
As Chef Manager, you will lead the delivery of high-quality catering services across the home, ensuring every meal is nutritious, appealing, and tailored to residents' needs.
Lead a Kitchen That Makes Every Meal Matter
At Bupa, food is about much more than nutrition—it's comfort, connection, and one of the highlights of our residents' day. We're looking for an experienced and passionate Chef Manager to lead our kitchen team at Broad Oak Manor Care Home, creating exceptional dining experiences that help our residents feel truly at home.
Listening to residents, seeking regular feedback on meals, and understanding individual preferences are key to delivering a dining experience that is both enjoyable and meaningful.
If you're a talented chef who loves working with fresh ingredients, enjoys leading a team and wants to make a genuine difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do
As Chef Manager, you'll be responsible for delivering high-quality, nutritious meals while leading and developing a dedicated kitchen team. Key responsibilities include:
- Creating varied, nutritious menus tailored to residents' dietary requirements and personal preferences
- Preparing fresh, high-quality meals that residents look forward to every day
- Leading, motivating and developing the kitchen team to deliver an exceptional dining experience
- Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene and kitchen compliance
- Managing stock, ordering, budgets and supplier relationships effectively
- Supporting special events, seasonal celebrations and activities within the home
- Building positive relationships with residents and gathering feedback to continually enhance the dining experience
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What We're Looking For
We're seeking someone who combines culinary expertise with strong leadership skills and a genuine passion for delivering outstanding care through food. You'll have:
- Previous experience working within a fresh food kitchen environment
- Relevant food hygiene qualifications and a strong understanding of HACCP and COSHH
- Experience leading and developing a kitchen team
- Strong planning, organisational and budget management skills
- A creative approach to menu planning and food presentation
- A commitment to maintaining consistently high standards
- A warm, people-focused approach and a passion for making a difference
Most importantly, you'll understand the impact that great food can have on wellbeing and quality of life.
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 health-related 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
- Interest-free 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
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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. 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. That’s 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. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
** Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.
Time Type: Full time
Job Area: Care Home - Facilities & Home Support
Locations: Broad Oak Manor (Dartford)
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Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.
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