Job Description:

Chef

Location: Richmond Village, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2EA

Salary: From £13.30 per hour

Contract: Part Time

Shifts: Various Start Times from 0800 - 2000

We make health happen.

Richmond Village Aston-on-Trent is looking for a talented Chef to join the team.

This is a unique role within a luxury retirement village, offering no late nights or split shifts—giving you great work-life balance while working across the care home, restaurant, and clubhouse.

You’ll bring experience from busy, quality kitchens and a passion for delivering high standards across a variety of cuisines.

A fantastic opportunity to showcase your skills in a refined, supportive environment where your work truly makes a difference.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Assisting in the preparation and cooking of meals to a high standard
• Maintain cleanliness and organisation of the kitchen
• Follow food hygiene and safety regulations at all times
• Support the kitchen team during busy service periods
• Help with stock rotation and storage
• Learn and develop culinary techniques under guidance from senior chefs
• Respond to residents and customers dietary needs and personal preferences

Open to new ideas, you’ll have an innovative yet organised approach to cooking, always adhering to high standards and remaining calm during a busy service. You’ll enjoy working with others, working together to create and deliver an excellent dining experience at each meal.

Because we care for vulnerable people, we’ll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).

 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 - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number 24/7.
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350.
• Paid breaks and free meal on shift
• Holidays - 20 days + Bank Holidays
• Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes. 
• 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 and major retailers 
• 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. 
• Regular Staff social engagement events
• Uniform laundry service - never wash your uniform again!

Why Bupa?

We encourage all 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. 

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