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Nursery Chef

1 month ago

Chessington, United Kingdom Toad Hall Nursery Group Full time

Nursery Chef required

  • We currently have a vacancy for a Nursery Chef to join us at our beautiful nursery in Chessington, providing our children with balanced and nutritious meals.
  • 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday.

About you

With a good hygiene qualification and previous experience of working in a kitchen, your passion for food and nutrition will be evident. You’ll have a good understanding of the importance of hygiene, cleanliness and dietary requirements, and you’ll be an organised person who follows health and safety procedures. With excellent time management and budgeting skills, you’ll be capable of co-ordinating and serving a wide range of healthy, nutritious meals and snacks at set times each day.

About the role

  • You’ll be responsible for serving meals and snacks to all the children in our Nursery. Working in a kitchen that’s rated 5* for hygiene, you’ll maintain our high standards of hygiene and cleanliness, complying with all the necessary food preparation and storage procedures to keep a clean and well-functioning kitchen. In addition to cooking and serving meals you’ll be in charge of ordering food supplies within an agreed budget. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with the children, taking the lead in cookery based activities.
  • Please be advised if you do not possess a full and relevant qualification or experience within the childcare sector your application will not be considered.

We offer the following amazing benefits and opportunities within our established nursery group:

  • Birthday day off or Christmas shopping day
  • Company Bonus Scheme
  • Long service awards at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years’ service
  • Annual Christmas party for all Toad Hall Staff
  • Opportunity to purchase additional Holiday
  • 50% staff discount on childcare places
  • Discount and savings at over 1,500 retailers through PerkPal

Key tasks and responsibilities:

  • Preparing home-cooked meals for all the children daily.
  • Following our menus.
  • Ensuring a high level of hygiene.
  • Observing cleanliness at all times.
  • Maintaining standards in the kitchen.
  • Having lots of fun

Your qualifications and experience:

  • Experience of working in a kitchen.
  • A level 3 qualification in basic food hygiene (essential).
  • To be hard working.
  • To be a team player.
  • To be organised.
  • Experience of managing allergies and intolerances.
  • A satisfactory DBS check

When you submit your CV, please can you outline in a few sentences why you feel you are a suitable applicant for this role?

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We take safeguarding seriously and follow safe recruitment procedures. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

 

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