Kitchen Assistant - Llanelli

Salary: £11.64 per hour £1 extra on weekends and bank holidays

Hours: FULL TIME - 35 hours per week

Why join 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 passionate about the jobs they do – you’ll find a strong 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.

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 would include:

33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
Group life assurance
Eye voucher scheme
Long service and staff awards
Nationwide staff discounts including gym membership
Excellent training
Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store.

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

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

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.