Cook/housekeeper

**Cook/Housekeeper** for brand new Nursery :Station House Nursery School limited

**Location**:Burscough, Ormskirk

**Hours of week**: 25 working hours per week.

Monday to Friday to be discussed with the Nursery Manager, with no evenings and weekends, meaning you will be able to maintain a healthy work life balance.

Part time permanent

**Salary**/**rate**: £10.00- £11.00 per hour dependant on experience and qualification.

Do you get a buzz from delivering high quality home cooked meals to children aged 0 - 5? If you are passionate about imbedding healthy eating practises from a younger age, helping children to understand healthy choices and delivering food options in an exciting and attractive way this might just be the job for you
- Are you knowledgeable about children's allergies and dietary requirements and willing to make every child feel valued and included?
- Are you a confident multitasker ensuring we have fresh produce delivered weekly resulting in nutritious meals for a variety of dietary requirements.
- Do you love arriving at the end of a day and knowing that you made a difference?

If this sounds like you, we’d love to meet you.
- Station House Nursery School Limited are looking to employ a Nursery Cook/Housekeeper to join our enthusiastic team of professionals caring for children from 6 weeks to 5 years.
- Ideally previous experience working within a catering environment.
- A good understanding of food safety standards requirements for management.
- Food Hygiene level 2 qualification (desirable)
- Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure, which expense will be met by applicant.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Organising, cooking and preparing a healthy balanced diet for all children aged 0-5 years old, catering for children with a wide variety of specific individual dietary requirements for our children.

Ensure that appropriate clothing, including head wear is worn at all times by yourself.
- Taking responsibility to make sure all dietary requirements/allergens are catered for and clearly communicated to the teams in our rooms.
- To comply with Food Safety regulations and ensure that all food prepared on the premises is safe and free of contamination.
- Abide by guidelines set out in Safer Food Better Business and ensure all information is logged and used in the correct manner.
- Carry out all duties according to health and safety legislation. Comply with the company's procedures relating to the Control of substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), having an understanding the principals of storing and using cleaning materials safety and taking precautions to protect yourself and others and ensure that all records are up to date and available.
- Have basic computer skills for planning menus, ordering of food supplies to meet the menu requirements and being aware of stock control
- Ensuring that children are offered healthy food choices by providing them high quality, nutritious, freshly prepared meals in appropriate portion sizes and consistencies.
- Ensure that food is rotated and stored in the correct manner from contamination.
- Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and food hygiene.

To coordinate the serving of lunches, ensuring food is covered and served at the correct temperature.

To clean the main kitchen after each service.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies during their inspection visits, ensuring action points and recommendations are addressed in a timely manner.
- Enjoy being involved with children and carrying out small weekly cookery activities.

Cleaning the communal areas of the Nursery.
- Adhere to the settings policies and procedures.
- Any other duties appropriate as directed by the Manager.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 25 per week

**Salary**: £10.42-£11.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ormskirk: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Chef: 1 year (preferred)
- Cooking: 1 year (preferred)
- Kitchen experience: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person