Kitchen Assistant *PART TIME* - Glasgow

TN United Kingdom; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing high-quality meals for service users. In this role, you will assist in the preparation of nutritious and balanced meals, ensuring that all dietary needs are met. You will work closely with a talented Chef and Cook to uphold the highest hygiene standards. This position offers a competitive hourly wage and a range of benefits, including generous annual leave, life assurance, and access to employee assistance programs. If you are passionate about food and making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Group life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye voucher scheme

Long service and staff awards

Company Pension

Nationwide staff discounts

Excellent training

Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and cooking.
• Knowledge of hygiene standards and dietary requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and preparing nutritious meals.
• Ensure high standards of food hygiene and safety.
• Manage storage and use of cleaning items.

Skills

Food Preparation

Hygiene Standards

Menu Planning

Dietary Requirements Awareness

Job description

The role:

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

Your main duties would include:

1. 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.
2. Assisting in ensuring that the storage, preparation, and cooking of all food are carried out using the highest standards of hygiene.
3. 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.

To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.

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 is 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 organization. It’s a place where we recognize, celebrate, and live our values, including offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.