Archway Nursery Kitchen Assistant

Storal Learning Ltd; Blandford Forum; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading nursery group in Blandford Forum is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to prepare meals and maintain hygiene standards. The role involves supporting the Nursery Cook and ensuring children have safe, stimulating eating experiences. Ideal candidates will have Level 2 Food and Hygiene certification and experience in a commercial kitchen. This part-time position offers various benefits, such as childcare discounts and wellness days.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food and Hygiene certification is required.
• Experience as an assistant cook/chef or in a similar role.
• Solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing nutritious meals in the nursery kitchen.
• Ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen.
• Cater for children with specific dietary needs.

Skills

Level 2 Food and Hygiene

Experience in a commercial kitchen

Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations

Job description

Nursery: Archway Nursery School, Hyde Farm, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8TX

Hours: Part Time, Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more.

About our nursery

For over 20 years, our beautiful farmhouse nursery—nestled in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty—has been dedicated to supporting individual learning through purposeful play.

Together as a team, we’ve cultivated an environment deeply rooted in the countryside, embracing everything nature has to offer. Our large outdoor space is a key part of our approach, encouraging creativity, exploratory play, and independent learning every day.

Storal

It’s our collective group of nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Archway. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

About you

You have a solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH and you're looking for a new role in a fun, friendly team, where you can thrive and make the most of your culinary skills.

What you'll be doing

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will be working closely with the Nursery Cook, you’ll assist in preparing nutritious, freshly made meals while maintaining the highest standards of safety and hygiene in the nursery kitchen at all times. Your flexibility and reliability will ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen.

Day to day you will find yourself:

• Catering for children with specific dietary needs
• Working to an extremely high level when it comes to the relevant Food and Hygiene, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health-Food Safety, Health and Safety and Ofsted guidelines and regulations
• Ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating eating experiences
• Maintaining stock levels and ensuring stock rotation
• Following COSHH and other relevant guidelines
• Deputising for the Cook in all absences with the expectation of deputising full time when this is required

What you'll need

• Level 2 Food and Hygiene
• Experience in a commercial kitchen as an assistant cook/chef or something very similar
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH

Why work for us

For you — We get the basics right: enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters — Balance starts at home: Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness — Nourishing body & mind: Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development — Investing in your future: Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community — Growing together: Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Archway so special.

Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.