Kitchen Assistant

Storal Learning Ltd.; London Borough of Merton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Yearly wellness day

Job summary

Kingswood Early Years Nursery, part of Storal Learning Ltd., is seeking a proactive Kitchen Assistant to support the Nursery Cook. You’ll help prepare nutritious meals, keep kitchen hygiene to the highest standards, and adapt during periods of leave to ensure smooth daily operations.

Join a warm, child-centred environment that values safety, COSHH compliance, and health & safety in line with EYFS. A full UK driving license is desirable, with opportunities to grow within our supportive team.

Qualifications

• Health and safety regulations knowledge required.
• COSHH awareness required.
• Driving licence desirable in UK.

Responsibilities

• Support Nursery Cook during periods of leave or when additional help is needed.
• Prepare nutritious meals while maintaining high safety and hygiene standards.
• Deputise for the Nursery Cook as required and ensure smooth kitchen operation.

Skills

Health and safety knowledge

COSHH knowledge

Driving license

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene (desirable)

Job description

Nursery: Kingswood Early Years Nursery, 157 London Road, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 2YR

Hours: 40 hours full time Monday-Friday

Salary: £13.13 per hour

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Can you inspire the next generation?

Kingswood Early Years Nursery has a child-centred approach, supporting children to flourish through meaningful experiences and strong relationships with their educators

You’ll be joining Kingswood Early Years Nursery, as a key part of every child’s journey, keeping our children safe, loved and inspired through play-based learning.

Our nurseries are warm and nurturing environments that not only support children to be ready for school but also equip them with all the life skills they need to flourish and succeed.

How You’ll Spend Your Time Here

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will provide essential support during periods of leave, absence, or when additional help is needed. 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 during these periods.

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 have rich stimulating eating experiences
• Maintaining stock levels and ensuring stock rotation
• Following COSHH and other relevant guidelines
• Deputising for the permanent Nursery Cook in all absences with the expectation of deputising full time when this is required

We’d love to talk to you if you have the following

• Level 2 Food and Hygiene (desirable)
• Experience in a commercial kitchen as a kitchen assistant cook/chef or something very similar
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH
• A full clean UK driving license

Benefits

• For you - We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with Pay Captain
• Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave
• Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets
• Development - Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund
• Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards

Not everything fits in a job advert

Storal sets 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 a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.