Nursery Cook / Chef

Storal Learning Ltd.; Shepshed; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Sick pay

Pay before payday

Childcare discount

Maternity leave

Wellness day off

Gym discount

Job summary

Storal Learning Ltd. is seeking a Nursery Chef/Cook in Shepshed to prepare nutritious, freshly made meals in a nursery kitchen. You will maintain the highest standards of safety and hygiene while accommodating dietary needs and working to schedule with the team.

The role requires Level 2 Food Hygiene, experience in a commercial kitchen, and knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH guidelines. Excellent reliability and flexibility will help ensure smooth kitchen operation in a busy childcare

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food Hygiene certification required.
• Experience in a commercial kitchen as an assistant cook/chef or similar.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious, freshly made meals in the nursery kitchen, maintaining high safety and hygiene standards.
• Cater for children with specific dietary needs while following nursery guidelines.
• Maintain stock levels and rotate stock to avoid waste.
• Follow COSHH and other relevant guidelines to ensure a safe kitchen environment.
• Support daily kitchen operations and work with the team to deliver healthy meals.

Skills

Level 2 Food Hygiene

Commercial kitchen experience

COSHH knowledge

Health and safety regulations

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene

Tools

COSHH

Job description

Nursery: Children 1st Shepshed Nursery School, 55 Forest Street, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9DA

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: £13.25

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Can you help us make mealtimes the best part of a child's day?

Storal's Purpose

To give children healthy foundations in fantastic settings, helping them build the confidence and resilience that will set them up for success later in life.

How You'll Spend Your Time Here

As a Nursery Chef/Cook, you'll prepare nutritious, freshly made meals whilst 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.

• 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

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

• Level 2 Food and Hygiene
• Experience in a commercial kitchen as an assistant cook/chef or something very similar
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH

Benefits For You

• 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

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.

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