Job Description
Posted Friday 14 March 2025 at 01:00
Location: York
Salary: UP TO £12.64 per hour
Hours: 35 hours per week
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 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 UPTO £12.64 per hour
* 33 days annual leave including bank holidays (This entitlement is pro-rata)
* Group life assurance
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* 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 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.
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