Assistant Cook

We're looking for a passionate and proactive Assistant Cook to join our warm and dedicated catering team within an Extra Care home in Burry Port. 22 hours per week (10:00am-2:00pm, Sunday to Friday) This is your opportunity to be part of a highly respected extra care service, known for its compassion, quality, and resident-focused approach. If you love creating great food and making a difference in people's lives, we'd love to hear from you., You'll be based in a 38-bed Extra Care service supporting people aged 55+ who live independently in self-contained flats, including individuals with varying needs such as dementia. As an Assistant Cook, you'll play a vital role in ensuring residents enjoy nutritious, home-style meals tailored to their needs, while creating positive and meaningful mealtime experiences. What You'll Be Doing

• Preparing, cooking, reheating and serving nutritious and delicious meals, including special diets
• Supporting the full mealtime process: ordering, storage, preparation, cooking, serving, and cleaning
• Maintaining high standards of food hygiene, safety, and infection control
• Creating a friendly and engaging dining experience by interacting with residents
• Providing support at mealtimes with dignity and respect where required
  
  Experience working in a professional kitchen environment
• Level 2 Food Hygiene (desirable - full training provided)
• Good IT, literacy, and numeracy skills
• Strong teamwork and customer service skills
  
  Codi is a not-for-profit with a big heart and an even bigger mission. As Wales' largest provider of housing, care, and support, we're here to help people live well, feel supported, and rise to their full potential.
Every day, our teams support nearly 17,000 individuals across Wales with services that make a real and uplifting difference to their everyday lives. Our name says it all: 'Codi' means rise in Welsh. It reflects who we are, where we come from, and our ambition to lift expectations, lift communities, and lift each other.

At Codi, our values are Compassionate, Authentic, and Progressive. When you join us, you'll embrace these principles and thrive in an environment shaped by them. Pay and Pensions
• £25,178 (£13.45 per hour)
• Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
• Pension Choices:
• Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme with matched contributions up to 10%. Or,
• Defined Benefit (DB) 1/80th of final salary for every year of service.
3 x Life Cover linked to pension membership Saving scheme with competitive interest rate Give As You Earn scheme for tax efficient charity donations From 1st April 2026 the option to be either weekly or monthly paid. Time off and Flexibility
• 26 days holiday, pro rata entitlement plus Bank holidays. Rising to 27 days after 1 years service or cash equivalent of 1 days' annual leave.
• Maternity & Adoption Leave: 20 weeks
• Paternity Leave: 3 weeks
Wellbeing
• Sick Pay, rising with length of service up to 6 months full pay after 4 years.
• Eyecare: Up to £100 reimbursement towards eye tests and glasses.
• Free counselling, coaching, wellbeing team, and OH service to all colleagues
• Annual Health Check
• Health Cash Plan
Getting Around
• Mileage paid at 45p plus 5P per passenger per mile
• Cycle to Work Scheme
Personal Development
• Continuous professional training and development
• Leadership development programmes
• Professional memberships needed for your role are reimbursed
• Career coaching
• Support with funding and time for qualifications
Perks and Recognition
• Long Service Awards
• Blue Light Card Eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands.
• Colleague Discount platform