Ancillary - Kitchen Assistant

Brainkind; Pontyates; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Excellent training and Support

Company Pension

Group Life Assurance

Eye Voucher Scheme

Long Service and Staff Awards

Free Parking

33 Days Annual Leave (pro Rata)

Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave per

Job summary

Brainkind in Llanelli, Wales, is seeking a Kitchen Assistant for a full-time 35-hour-per-week role to support daily meal preparation for service users alongside the Chef and Cook.

You will help plan menus, ensure nutritious meals, and maintain high hygiene standards. The role requires COSHH awareness and DBS/PVG checks; benefits include pension, health plan, and generous annual leave.

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen environment and ability to assist in planning and preparing nutritious meals.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and preparing a varied menu with balanced, nutritious meals.
• Ensure storage, preparation and cooking meet high hygiene standards.
• Use cleaning items safely in line with COSHH requirements.

Job description

Kitchen Assistant **FULL TIME** 35 hours per week

Llanelli, Wales

Salary: UP TO £12.91 per hour

About Us:

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly enthusiastic about the jobs they do – you will find a dedicated team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

The role:

To assist in the daily preparation of cooked nutritious meals for service users ensuring food is of a high quality, and to work alongside the Chef and Cook.

Your main duties would include:

• Assisting in the planning and preparation a varied choice of menus, ensuring properly balanced and nutritious meals are provided, taking into account any special dietary requirements and service user preferences.
• Assisting in ensuring that the storage, preparation and cooking of all food is carried out using the highest standards of hygiene.
• Being responsible for the storage and use of cleaning items in accordance with COSHH.

Benefits Include:

• A competitive rate of up to £12.91 per hour
• 33 Days Annual Leave (pro Rata)
• Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave per year
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and Support
• Company Pension
• Group Life Assurance
• Eye Voucher Scheme
• Long Service and Staff Awards
• Free Parking

All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It's a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.