Nursery Cook

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Nursery Cook.

Experience is essential ideally experience in a care home or nursery setting.

25 hours/week.

The position is for five days a week, Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 1.00pm.

The successful applicant will need to provide nutritious and well presented meals, suitable for children and babies, under the age of five, according to the current menus. Maintain a high standard of hygiene at all times following infection / cross contamination control procedures. Have an awareness and understanding of Special Dietary Needs, referring to food allergies, food intolerance, cultural needs, vegetarian requirements. Be able to update and manage the Safer food, better business file daily and to follow standard food hygiene procedures (e.g. food temperature checks and monitoring; recording this daily).

Duties will include:
1.To prepare a healthy morning snack for each of the nursery rooms, as required

2.To prepare a nutritious cooked lunch in line with the current menu, ensuring all children’s needs are met and to include suitable puréed food for babies

3.To prepare afternoon snack in line with the current menu

4.To ensure a small supply of suitable frozen meals are always available in the freezer, for emergency use

5.To ensure all areas of the kitchen are hygienically maintained at all times, in accordance with Health & Safety Regulations.

6.To ensure that equipment and materials (including the microwave, oven, fridges and freezers) are cleaned and everything is cleared away leaving the kitchen is neat and tidy at the end of the day in line with the daily and weekly cleaning checklist

7.To ensure that equipment is maintained in good order and that any faulty or potentially dangerous equipment is immediately removed and reported to the Nursery Management Team.

8.To ensure stocks in the dry store are rotated daily and stock is monitored and maintained through the weekly shopping order

9.To defrost fridges and freezers on a regular basis to maintain efficiency

10.To promote healthy eating to children and staff through interacting over meal times and taking an interest in the development of a vegetable patch/ herb garden

11.To always have a ready supply of recipes for staff to use with the children and to ensure an availability of equipment for the children to experience cooking with

12. To carry out regular cooking activities with the children.

13.To attend staff meetings and training as required to do so

14.To be responsible and oversee the laundry room and duties including washing and drying.

15.Other kitchen activities such as washing up, general cleaning tasks and organisation within the kitchen.

16.Record Keeping eg ordering and receipt of supplies, stock control, which includes the following tasks:
17. To be responsible for food stock and to make daily and weekly checks.

18. To check all invoices against delivery notes and to pass to the nursery manager for payment.

19.To be responsible for the equipment used and replacement of this when necessary.

20. To be responsible for any audits or inspections in the kitchen ensuring standards are always maintained.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £8.00-£12.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Free parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Cooking: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person