Early Years Field Chef

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Harwell; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

31 days annual leave

Additional leave option

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Career development

Job summary

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC. is seeking a full-time Early Years Field Chef based from Harwell with travel across nurseries in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Bristol. You will cook nutritious meals, respect dietary needs and maintain safe kitchen practices, reporting to the Central and London Division.

The role requires a UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle, with 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Salary starts from £30,368 per annum, plus travel mileage.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a commercial catering role.
• Passion for nutrition and healthy eating.
• Knowledge of dietary requirements and food allergies.
• Food Safety CIEH L2 or above – to be passed on day 1.
• COSHH knowledge.
• Excellent communication with colleagues, children and parents.
• Willingness to travel across multiple sites with own transport and clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Travel to nurseries within a region to cover staff absence or holidays.
• Prepare, cook and present age-appropriate meals with minimal wastage.
• Ensure dietary requirements are communicated clearly to nursery teams.
• Maintain accurate kitchen records and a clean, safe work environment.
• Assist nursery management with food ordering and stock control.

Skills

Commercial catering

Nutrition awareness

Dietary requirements

Communication skills

Driving licence

Food Safety L2+

Multisite travel

Education

Food Safety certification (CIEH L2+)

Job description

Role - Early Years Field Chef Salary – Starting from £30,368 per annum (dependent on qualifications/s and experience) - Mileage paid for travel.

Hours - 40 Hours Per Week | Mon-Fri | Perm.

Location – Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Bristol.

Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.” We are looking for a full time Field Early Years Chef, to join our Bright Horizons Central and London Division. This role will be based from our Harwell Nursery but will involve travelling around nurseries within the given region. The nurseries are predominately based in and around Oxfordshire and Warwickshire but there is an expectation to travel as North as Rugby, East as Haddenham and West as Bristol as required. Due to travel, please note it is a requirement for this role to have a UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

Benefits

• Childcare discount of 50% for first child*
• Enhanced parental leave
• 31 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• Ability to also purchase additional leave*
• Pension
• Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more
• Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach *Subject to T&Cs

The Role

As an Early Years Field Chef, you will travel to nurseries within a region where cover is needed, when the permanent Chef is on annual leave, or at times of sickness or absence. You will prepare, cook, and present age-appropriate food for all the children in the nursery, with minimum wastage. You will ensure all dietary requirements are catered for and clearly communicated to teams and will work in partnership with the nursery teams to support the nursery care and education provision. You will also keep accurate kitchen records, maintain a clean and safe work environment, and support nursery management with food ordering.

What we’re looking for

• Previous experience within a commercial catering role
• Passion for nutrition, and inspiring others in healthy eating
• Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge of managing different dietary requirements, particularly food allergies
• Food Safety CIEH L2 or above (or equivalent) – this must be passed on day 1 in post
• Sound knowledge of COSHH
• Great communication skills, with colleagues, children, and parents
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability and willingness to work across multiple sites, with access to own transport, and clean driving license

Safeguarding and Vetting

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

Company Culture

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce. We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible. Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day. We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our 'World-Class Welcome' induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. We want you to feel valued and invested in!

Recognition and Appreciation

We celebrate the accomplishments of our people. We believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular “employee appreciation month”. Each year we end the year with our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events, celebrating each other.

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