Early Years Field Chef

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Weybourne; In loco; GBP 26.000 - 32.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Childcare discount 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave + bank holidays +

Ability to purchase additional leave

Pension

Wellbeing benefits including 24/7 GP

Career development programme access

Subject to T&Cs

Descrizione del lavoro

Bright Horizons Farnham Day Nursery and Preschool is seeking an Early Years Field Chef to travel between nurseries in the Farnham region. You will prepare and present nutritious meals for children, accommodate dietary needs and maintain kitchen records with minimal waste.

You will join a supportive team with opportunities for professional development and benefits, while working in a people-focused culture that values HEART principles and ongoing learning.

Competenze

• Experience in a commercial catering role.
• Passion for nutrition and healthy eating.
• Knowledge of dietary requirements including allergies.
• Food Safety Level 2 or above required on day 1.
• COSHH knowledge is advantageous.
• Excellent communication with colleagues, children and parents.
• Willingness to travel between nurseries and have own transport.

Mansioni

• Travel to nurseries within a region where cover is needed.
• Prepare, cook and present age-appropriate meals with minimal wastage.
• Cater for dietary requirements and communicate them to teams.
• Work with nursery teams to support care and education provision.
• Keep kitchen records and maintain a clean, safe work environment.
• Support management with food ordering.

Conoscenze

Commercial catering

Nutrition passion

Communication skills

Dietary requirements knowledge

Food allergy knowledge

Driving license

Multi-site work

Formazione

Food Safety Level 2+

Descrizione del lavoro

Nursery – Bright Horizons Farnham Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – Starting from £28,776.90 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience). Location – Farnham and surrounding areas

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’re looking for an Early Years Field Chef to join our team, to provide cover across our nurseries within the Farnham and surrounding area.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years.

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.

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 are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development.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. These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity.

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. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in!

Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. 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”. This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a “thank you” placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do. Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

Benefits

• Childcare discount of 50% for first child*
• Enhanced parental leave
• 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid 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

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