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High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SS\nContract: Permanent - Full Time\nHours: 40 hours per week on a rota basis with alternate weekends\nSalary: £14.09-£15.59 per hour depending on experience + £1000 Welcome bonus*\nCQC rating: Good\nCarehome.co.uk rating: 9.9 / 10\nSituated in the picturesque village of Cottenham, the home’s design has been tailored to the challenges of care and provides residents with a versatile living environment.\nPleasing additions include en-suite bedrooms, an activities room, a conservatory and Sky television. For a breath of fresh air, residents can head for the enclosed paved garden for a gentle stroll, or experience the home's sensory herb garden.\nA varied menu of nutritious meals is enjoyed by all residents, with the home treating mealtimes as an important part of the day and making sure there are always drinks and light snacks available.\nThere is a real sense of community at Cottenham Court. Gardening, exercise classes and crafts are examples of some of the hobbies residents have embraced, while visits from a local theatre group and Pets as Therapy also provide good mental and physical stimulation.\nWe make health happen\nHere 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.\nOur fantastic Kitchen Team are 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 deliver an excellent dining experience for our residents.\nYou’ll help us make health happen by:\nUsing your passion for cooking and fresh ingredients to create varied and nutritional menus in line with dietary needs and preferences of our residents\nPutting forward ideas to deliver an excellent dining experience, helping our residents to feel at home\nTraining and managing the kitchen team in prepping, cooking and serving of food\nAdhering to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, company policies and procedures, budgets, managing orders and deliveries\nCatering for special events or seasonal activities, such as summer fetes, Christmas parties and birthdays (as required)\nKey Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:\nA 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. Open to new ideas, you’ll have an innovative approach to cooking whilst always adhering to high standards. You’ll enjoy communicating with others and you’ll cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.\nBenefits\nOur 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.\nJoining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:\nMy 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\nAnnual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350\nWagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes\n28 days holiday\nWe 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.\nLong service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!\nFree meal on every shift\nInterest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets\nWe offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site\nParental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site\nMenopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health\nAccess to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK\nWhy Bupa?\nWe’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.\nWe 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.\nBupa 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. 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