Nursery Chef

*About us*

BRAND NEW MODERN NURSERY BASED IN SE. We are collaborative, fun and inclusive.

Needed Monday to Friday 8AM to 5PM

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious Chef with a real passion for food. Maryam’s would like an experienced Chef to join our 62-place nursery in Borough.

*What we can offer you:*
- Excellent London living salary and regular salary reviews, starting salary is from £25,000
- Free uniform provided
- Brand new modern office setting
- A brilliant team and work culture, providing regular social events and company perks to our staff. We consider ourselves to be like a family, therefore we care about our staff and their wellbeing

*About you*

At Maryam’s, we place immense importance on providing well-balanced, healthy food for children. Our eco-conscious designed nursery has a built-in Kitchen with a fresh herb garden.

If you share the same passion as us and want to create nutritious meals with fresh organic ingredients we would like to hear from you.

As a Nursery Chef working with us, you can expect a competitive salary, excellent training and development as well as a caring and passionate place to work.

*Benefits*
- Casual Dress
- Company Events
- Company Pension
- Referral Programme
- Training

*Key Tasks and Responsibilities*
- Be fun, enthusiastic and have lots of energy.
- Have great communication skills with a positive can do attitude.
- Keep the kitchen a clean and safe environment adhering to internal and external requirements
- Encourage and model behaviour which is appropriate in a child environment being always professional
- To make sure you meet the legal and company requirements for fire, safety, health & hygiene at all items and necessary paperwork is completed
- To prepare and cook enough age-appropriate food for all the children daily with minimum wastage
- Take responsibility to make sure all dietary requirements are catered for and clearly communicated to the team
- To respond appropriately to issues requiring confidentiality: for example, being aware of personal information regarding children
- Support, promote and implement policies and procedures
- Fulfil their roles, responsibilities and legislation duty in relation to safeguarding children by ensure that they have read understood and implement the Safeguarding Policies and Procedures.
- Ensure that they have completed Child Protection training every two years as set out in the Child Protection Policy and that this training impacts on their ability to safeguard the children in their care
- Work in co-operation and partnership with the Nursery team and parents to encourage a healthy and nutritious diet
- Ensure that budgetary requirements are met
- Having an active role in leading the cookery club sessions with children.
- Support with other activities with the nursery e.g., BBQ’s, Fetes, Staff meetings, children’s cookery clubs
- To take reasonable care of yourself and others and to comply with company Health and Safety guidelines
- Support the manager and work as a team to ensure a good or better inspection outcome
- Understand the importance of keeping everyone safe and the part you play
- Demonstrate a proactive approach using your initiative and showing resilience to take responsibility for getting things done
- Ensure stocks are managed and stock levels are recorded in line with company expectations.

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

**Salary**: From £25,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Application question(s):

- How much is your expected pay?

**Experience**:

- Nursery Chef: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- DBS (preferred)

Work Location: In person