Kitchen Assistant - Bank
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 15, 2026. Bupa scores B on the Alion truth index.
Job Description:
Kitchen Assistant - Bank
Waverley Grange Care Home, 45 Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 8BH
Salary: £13.30 per hour
Contract type - Bank
Shifts vary from 8:30am - 6:30am or 10am - 4pm
We make health happen
Here 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.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
Acting as the link between the main kitchen and our residents
Assisting the chefs to plate meals, prepare food trolleys and ensure all preparation areas are kept clean and tidy
Monitoring stock rotation, complying to company policies and procedures following all mandatory COSHH and HACPP guidelines
Assisting with catering for special events such as summer BBQs and Christmas parties
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
A passion for food with previous experience working in a kitchen and a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. You want to deliver an excellent service at each meal and make our residents feel at home. You’ll understand the importance of maintaining high standards in and around the home, ensuring our residents enjoy a pleasant dining experience. Working with the wider kitchen and care home teams - you’re comfortable communicating with others, cherishing the little moments with our residents.
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
Why Bupa?
We’rea health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are alldriven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caringand responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all ofour people to “Be you at Bupa”,we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representingthe communities and customers we serve. That’swhy we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa isa Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This meanswe aim tooffer an interview/assessmentto every disabled applicant who meets the minimumcriteria for the role.We’llmake 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 timeJob Area:
Care Home - Facilities & Home SupportLocations:
Waverley Grange