Kitchen Assistant • •PART TIME • • - Glasgow

The Disabilities Trust; Scotland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A support organization in Scotland is seeking a dedicated individual to assist in preparing high-quality nutritious meals for service users. In this role, you will work closely with the Chef to ensure menu variety and adherence to dietary needs. Responsibilities include maintaining food storage standards and ensuring hygiene protocols are followed. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits aimed at supporting employee well-being and growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

33 days annual leave

Group life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye voucher scheme

Long service awards

Company Pension

Staff discounts

Training opportunities

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and knowledge of nutrition.
• Understanding dietary requirements and preferences.
• Ability to work in a team and follow hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and preparing nutritious meals.
• Ensure hygiene standards are maintained in food handling.
• Manage cleaning items according to COSHH regulations.

Skills

Planning and preparation of menus

High standards of hygiene

Knowledge of COSHH

Job description

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.

Your benefits

• A competitive salary of £11.64 per hour
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays (This entitlement is pro‑rata)
• Group life assurance
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Eye voucher scheme
• Long service and staff awards
• Company Pension
• Nationwide staff discounts including eating out and shopping
• Excellent training
• Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in‑store.

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Compliance & Diversity

• 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.