Nursery Cook

The Old Barn Day Nursery is looking for a Nursery Cook to join our friendly and happy team. We’d love to hear from you if you are a team player, enthusiastic about planning and providing healthy and nutritious food for children and you have the following skills/knowledge:

- Experience of working in a kitchen
- A food safety qualification
- High levels of organisation and communication skills
- Experience of managing allergies and intolerances

**A relevant catering qualification and experience of managing budgets is desirable but not essential.**

This is a wide and varied role but as an overview you will:

- To provide a nutritious and well-balanced diet for the children.
- To ensure children’s dietary needs, particularly serious allergies, are met.
- To contribute to the menu development, adhering to the ‘home cooked’ food ethos.
- To manage the weekly food ordering and stock rotation/control.
- To maintain high standards of hygiene.
- To adhere to food hygiene policies, standard operating processes and legislation.

The Old Barn Day Nursery is focused on providing outstanding provision to the children in our care and building the best team of staff to do so. If you are committed to contributing to our younger generation’s nutrition, health and Well-being and want to be part of our growing company, then please do apply.

Our salary and benefits package is sector leading and includes:
**Generous holidays including paid Christmas closure, increased allowance with length of service and a paid day-off for your birthday**

**Funded training and development opportunities**

**The enhanced DBS check and Capita annual renewal service is paid for**

**Employee of the Month rewards**

**An extremely generous staff, family and friends discount for childcare**

**Pension scheme contributions**

**A uniform**

**Fruit, meals and refreshments**

**And more**

Essential Skills/Qualifications:

- Previous experience in a similar role
- A team player
- A positive attitude
- Effective communication skills
- Knowledge of basic health and safety and food safety
- Willingness to undertake further training as required
- Ability to undertake all physical aspects of the position

Desirable Skills/Qualifications:

- Previous experience of working in a childcare setting
- Knowledge of safeguarding and first aid.
- Catering qualification.

**Salary**: £10.50-£10.80 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Full COVID risk assessment

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Banstead, SM7 3ES: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Kitchen experience: 1 year (preferred)
- Catering: 2 years (preferred)
- Cooking: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: OBDNChef