Nursery Cook

We are currently seeking an experienced Cook to join our staff team.

Duties will include:

- Adhere to the Policies & Procedures of our nursery setting and comply with the Children Act, Health and Safety legislation and within the guidelines of Care Inspectorate and the National Standards.
- Ensure confidentiality is maintained in the nursery at all times.
- Be responsible for the day-to-day running of the kitchen, ensuring compliance with registration and legislative requirements at all times.
- Prepare a suitably balanced rotating menu taking into account dietary and cultural requirements of the children.
- Ensure that all individual dietary requirements are catered for in line with parental guidance.
- Maintain necessary kitchen procedures and records in accordance with the Environmental Health policies and processes.
- Ensure the kitchen and equipment is kept suitably clean at all times including walls, floors and trolleys to transport food following a cleaning schedule.
- On a daily basis that all crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils are washed in accordance with food safety guidelines
- Ensure that all foods are ready at the specified time and correctly served.
- Implement and maintain the company’s equal opportunities policy ensuring that children, parents and the staff team are valued and practice is positive and non-discriminatory.
- Monitor any safeguarding issues following local authority procedures.
- Ensure you have a clean uniform daily and wear suitable footwear for working in a busy kitchen space.
- Give daily feedback to the Manager about the kitchen including any situation that may be detrimental to the company.
- Ensure the effective and regular removal of waste materials to the designated waste area.
- Use food preparation equipment and ensure the economic use of materials, equipment and energy.
- Work as part of a team and use your own initiative.
- Manage your own time and prioritise tasks.
- Have a friendly, flexible approach.
- Have total responsibility of the kitchen, cleaning all of the equipment and appliances, take temperatures of the food, fridge and freezer and record these in the kitchen file.
- Establish good professional relationships with colleagues.
- To work as a team and help out in the nursery when needed.
- Be responsible for control, storage and rotation of kitchen stock.
- Contribute to the team effort of the nursery and to attend staff meetings and social events as and when required.
- Undertake future and refresher training as appropriate.
- Be professional, polite and positive in all verbal and non-verbal interactions with staff, parents and children at all times.
- Perform any other duties appropriate to the post as directed by the Nursery Managers and Nursery Directors.

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

**Salary**: From £11.25 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: In person