Head of Hospitality

Location: Richmond Village Bede - Hospital Lane, CV12 0PB

Salary range: £37,945 plus Excellent Benefits

Contract: Permanent - 40hrs

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm with occasional late/weekend for functions.

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider. They deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships. This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIn's online learning platform.

As our Head of Hospitality, you’ll ensure that our restaurants and catering facilities are maintained and delivering delicious meals to the highest standard.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Managing, training and developing other Hospitality employees in the team and keeping a record of all instructions given, especially where use of equipment is involved

• Being responsible for the management and running of all hospitality operations

• Ensuring the delivery of high quality and nourishing meals to residents across the Village

• Leading on staff management duties including rota management, recruitment, staff appraisals and development

• Working collaboratively with other department heads and function organisers for special events

• Leading on the promotion of hospitality services to maximise revenue

• Developing, operating and monitoring appropriate systems for all kitchen areas, ensuring the cleanliness and hygiene of all kitchen areas and equipment is maintained to the highest standard

• Responsible for the management and running of housekeeping & laundry services across the village

• Liaising on a regular basis with the Head Housekeeper to ensure appropriate stock levels, all machinery is in good working condition and high standards of cleanliness

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

You’ll have experience of managing a team in a hospitality or catering environment or you may have previously worked in a similar role in a care setting. Self-motivated and a great communicator, you’ll be comfortable leading a team. Your organised and flexible approach will ensure our teams are sensitive to the needs of our residents. An active team leader, always leading by example to create and deliver an excellent hospitality experience across the Village.

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

• 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. 

• Free meal with every shift

• Holidays - 20 days + Bank Holidays

• Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!

• Interest- free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.

• 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 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 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