Job Description - Food Services Assistant (CLA00JF)
Requisition Title
Food Services Assistant
Job Number:
CLA00JF
Location: 176 Harefield Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1PP
Position: Food Services Assistant
CQC rating: Good
Salary: £11.80 - £12.80 per hour depending on experience
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 12 hours per week (2x 6 hour shifts per rota)
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:
1. Providing excellent customer service to all our residents
2. Ensuring high-quality food presentation at all times
3. Serving meals and drinks to residents in the dining areas and to their rooms
4. Cleaning the dining area ensuring it’s tidy and presentable
5. Serving refreshments outside of meal times to residents, relatives, and visitors as required
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
Experience in a customer-facing environment with a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. You want to deliver an excellent service to 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. Comfortable communicating with others - nothing is too much trouble, you’re always happy to help the wider team, cherishing the little moments with our residents.
Benefits:
* 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
* Sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, in addition to statutory sick pay
* Long service rewards including ecards, extra holidays, and money
* Free meal on every shift
* Interest-free annual travel loan for public transport season tickets
* Range of Bupa pension plans
* Parental leave schemes for adoption, birth parents, and co-parents
* Menopause Plan to empower women to seek advice and control their health
* Access to discounts at gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
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 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 ensure fair treatment and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com
*Your starter bonus will be paid in the next available pay run once you have completed four weeks’ service and will be subject to deductions for tax and NI.
**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.
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