Nursery Chef

Food feeds the mind, body and soul.

Do you enjoy cooking and experimenting with new foods and flavours? Do you want to encourage young mind to try new foods and make their nutritional journey tasteful and fun? Then this is the job for you

At The Grove Daycare Nursery your well-being is at the heart of our nursery. Our nursery core values apply to all and we provide a safe space for you to progress in your career.

We are looking for a passionate and creative cook who can prepare fresh nutritionally balanced meals for all the children in our care. We want someone who is enthusiastic, adaptable, creative I the kitchen and willing to be part of our children's learning journey.

Main responsibilities

• Providing balanced and nutritional meals for all children aged 3months to 5 years in accordance with our nursery menus
• Adhering to the policies and procedures of the nursery and complying with the food hygiene requirements of Ofsted and the food standards agency
• Making sure that all relevant records are kept in line with health and safety and food hygiene to satisfy the Environmental Health Department
• Ensuring that all foods are ready at the specified time and correctly served
• Organising, planning, and cooking nutritionally balanced meals for babies and small children who have specific dietary needs
• Maintaining correct stock levels, carrying out stock rotation, and ensuring all stock is clearly labelled to include expiry dates
• Being aware of COSHH to following relevant guidelines
• Successfully working as part of a team using your initiative when it comes to managing your time and prioritising tasks
• Contributing ideas to menu planning and ensuring the children receive a healthy, nutritionally balanced, and culturally diverse diet
• Maintaining a safe, clean, tidy, and healthy kitchen environment
• Readily contributing to children's learning and development by creating special recipes and key learning experience with them

Qualifications and skills

• A minimum Level 2 Food Hygiene Certification
• Paediatric First Aid Certification (not essential)
• An awareness of food allergies
• Enhanced DBS certificate (ideal, if not will be paid for by company)
• The ability to use food preparation equipment and ensure the economic use of materials, equipment, and energy
• The ability to order correct amounts of food and control kitchen stock
• Friendly and flexible approach when it comes to meeting nursery needs
• Commitment to undertaking training and continued professional development

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave (including all UK Bank Holidays)
• 1 wellness day off in the year
• Competitive salary dependent on qualifications and experience
• All meals and refreshments provided throughout the day
• Increased annual leave with our loyalty service scheme
• Performance related bonuses
• Investment in your career with the opportunity to progress into your position at the nursery
• Closed during Christmas and New Years
• Uniform provided

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

Pay: Up to £32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Discounted or free food
• Flexitime
• Referral programme
• Transport links

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Gravesend: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• nursery/school kitchen: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person