Nursery Cook

JOBS 925; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Nursery Cook to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for preparing nutritious meals for children, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Your culinary skills will shine as you create balanced menus that cater to dietary needs, all while maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a positive impact on children's health and well-being through your cooking. If you are passionate about food and child nutrition, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene regulations is essential.
• Experience in preparing meals for children with dietary requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare balanced meals in compliance with health and safety standards.
• Ensure proper food storage and temperature monitoring.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the kitchen.

Skills

Food Safety Knowledge

Menu Planning

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Culinary Skills

Education

Culinary Arts Certification

Food Hygiene Certificate

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Food Storage Containers

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION - NURSERY COOK

The Nursery Cook is responsible to the Manager, Deputy Manager.

Working hours: Monday to Friday from 09:30 to 15:30.

Duties will include:

1. Working in partnership with the Manager and Deputy to ensure the preparation of a balanced and healthy diet for the children, adhering to the Policies & Procedures of Crossharbour Montessori Nursery and in compliance with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health-Food Safety, Health and Safety and within the guidelines of Ofsted and EYFSs.
2. Observing the company dress code, which includes:

• Hair to be tied back if touching your collar.
• No nail varnish.
• No rings with the exception of the wedding band.
• Trousers and appropriate head covering to be worn.

Preparing a suitably balanced rotating menu taking into account dietary and cultural requirements of the children in line with the Nursery Manager's requirements.

The preparation and cooking of all foods in accordance with the daily menus and for special functions.

Preventing cross contamination of food within the kitchen area.

Ensuring that all foods are ready at the specified time and correctly served, ensuring that the correct food is served to children with known allergies, as notified to you by the Nursery Manager.

Making sure that all foods are covered prior to serving and during transportation to the rooms. Also ensuring that foods stored in the refrigerator are adequately covered.

Ordering stock in line with requirements, keeping accounts and budget control, maintaining correct stock levels, ensuring stock rotation, and ensuring all stock is clearly labeled to include expiry dates.

Monitoring and recording in writing the temperature of fridge and freezer on a daily basis.

Recording temperatures of high-risk food at the time of delivery and cooking. All food must be stored and served at the temperatures required by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health-Food Safety.

Ensuring the kitchen and equipment is kept suitably clean at all times including walls, floors, and trays to transport food following a cleaning schedule. On a daily basis, all crockery, cutlery, and cooking utensils must be washed and sterilized in accordance with food safety guidelines.

Ensuring the effective and regular removal of waste materials to the designated waste store.

Ensuring the washing is put out daily.

Cleaning windows weekly.

Organizing bins: recycling bin and normal waste.

Any other duties appropriate to the post as directed by the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager.