Nursery Chef

TN United Kingdom; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a brand new nursery in Farnborough for a passionate Nursery Chef! You will play a vital role in ensuring children receive balanced and nutritious meals while maintaining the highest hygiene standards. This position allows you to showcase your culinary skills, manage food supplies, and engage with children through fun cookery activities. Join a supportive and established nursery group that values its staff with fantastic benefits, including a company bonus scheme, long service awards, and discounts on childcare. If you are organized, hardworking, and love working in a kitchen, this is the perfect role for you!

Benefits

Birthday day off or Christmas shopping day

Company Bonus Scheme

Long service awards

Annual Christmas party

Opportunity to purchase additional Holiday

50% staff discount on childcare

Discounts at over 1,500 retailers through PerkPal

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen and a good hygiene qualification are essential.
• Ability to manage dietary requirements and allergies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve nutritious meals for children in a hygienic kitchen.
• Order food supplies within budget and maintain high cleanliness standards.

Skills

Hygiene Practices

Time Management

Budgeting Skills

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Education

Level 2 or 3 Qualification in Basic Food Hygiene

Job description

Brand new nursery opening soon in FARNBOROUGH!

Nursery Chef required

We currently have a vacancy for a Nursery Chef to join us at our brand new nursery that is opening soon in Farnborough, providing our children with balanced and nutritious meals.

About you

With a good hygiene qualification and previous experience of working in a kitchen, your passion for food and nutrition will be evident. You’ll have a good understanding of the importance of hygiene, cleanliness and dietary requirements, and you’ll be an organised person who follows health and safety procedures. With excellent time management and budgeting skills, you’ll be capable of co-ordinating and serving a wide range of healthy, nutritious meals and snacks at set times each day.

About the role

You’ll be responsible for serving meals and snacks to all the children in our Nursery. Working in a kitchen that’s rated 5* for hygiene, you’ll maintain our high standards of hygiene and cleanliness, complying with all the necessary food preparation and storage procedures to keep a clean and well-functioning kitchen. In addition to cooking and serving meals, you’ll be in charge of ordering food supplies within an agreed budget. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with the children, taking the lead in cookery-based activities.

We offer the following amazing benefits and opportunities within our established nursery group:

• Birthday day off or Christmas shopping day
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Long service awards at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years’ service!
• Annual Christmas party for all Toad Hall Staff
• Opportunity to purchase additional Holiday
• 50% staff discount on childcare places
• Discount and savings at over 1,500 retailers through PerkPal

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Preparing home-cooked meals for all the children daily.
• Following our menus.
• Ensuring a high level of hygiene.
• Observing cleanliness at all times.
• Maintaining standards in the kitchen.
• Having lots of fun!

Your qualifications and experience:

• Experience of working in a kitchen.
• A level 2 or 3 qualification in basic food hygiene (essential).
• To be hard working.
• To be a team player.
• To be organised.
• Experience of managing allergies and intolerances.
• A satisfactory DBS check!

When you submit your CV, please can you outline in a few sentences why you feel you are a suitable applicant for this role?

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We take safeguarding seriously and follow safe recruitment procedures. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.