Kitchen Assistant *PART TIME* - Glasgow

The Disabilities Trust; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join The Disabilities Trust as a Kitchen Assistant in Glasgow, where you'll prepare high-quality meals for service users while maintaining hygiene and safety standards. Enjoy a competitive hourly rate, generous leave, and various employee benefits, all within a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Group life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Eye voucher scheme

Long service and staff awards

Company Pension

Nationwide staff discounts

Excellent training

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in meal preparation and understanding of dietary requirements.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in daily preparation of cooked meals.
• Ensure food quality and hygiene standards are met.
• Plan and prepare balanced menus considering dietary needs.

Skills

Hygiene Standards

Nutritional Planning

Menu Preparation

Job description

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Client:

The Disabilities Trust

Location:

Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Posted:

17.06.2025

Expiry Date:

01.08.2025

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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 of 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 would include:

• 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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Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.

*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.