Casual Assistant Nursery Cook / Chef

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

Job summary

A leading nursery group in Lincoln is looking for a Casual Assistant Nursery Chef/Cook to assist in preparing nutritious meals. The role requires experience in a commercial kitchen and knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH regulations. Benefits include competitive pay, performance bonuses, and a 50% childcare discount. Join a fun and friendly team to thrive and make the most of your culinary skills.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Annual wellness day

Access to retail and other discounts

20 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing nutritious, freshly made meals.
• Maintain the highest standards of safety and hygiene in the nursery kitchen.
• Cater for children with specific dietary needs.
• Ensure children have rich stimulating eating experiences.

Skills

Experience in a commercial kitchen

Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations

Understanding of COSHH

Job description

Nursery: Glebe Farm Nursery School, Canwick, Lincoln, LN4 2RJ

Hours: Casual, variable hours, Monday-Friday, Full Time and Part Time

Salary: Up to £12.50 dependent on qualification and experience

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

About you

You are a dedicated, experienced kitchen assistant with 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 Casual Assistant Nursery Chef/Cook, you will be working closely with the Nursery Cook during periods of holiday or sickness absence, 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 standard 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
• Assisting with stock rotation
• Following COSHH and other relevant guidelines

What you'll need

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

What you'll get

• Competitive rates of pay dependent on experience, qualification and NMW age guidance
• Performance related bonuses
• 50% childcare discount
• Annual wellness day off
• Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
• 20 days holidays (plus bank holiday), increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service
• Dedicated learning and development support
• Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

About us

This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you.

Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

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