Nursery Kitchen and Domestic Assistant

Childbase Partnership; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Work-life balance rewards

Childcare savings

Wellbeing support

Career development

Apprenticeships through academy

Job summary

Childbase Partnership is seeking a Kitchen and Domestic Assistant at Hampstead Gate Day Nursery, Milton Keynes. The role covers meal preparation from a set menu, kitchen hygiene, domestic duties, and restocking supplies across varied shifts.

We offer generous leave, wellbeing support and career development as part of a values-driven, employee-owned organisation. Applicants must be within commutable distance of the nursery.

Qualifications

• Professional catering experience.
• Knowledge of COSHH and allergens.
• Manual handling experience in a kitchen environment.
• Uphold 5-star hygiene standards in kitchen and general areas.
• Safeguarding awareness and safe food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing meals from a set-menu using fresh ingredients.
• Maintain kitchen and domestic areas including restocking and cleaning.
• Contribute to safe, hygienic environment and pest/dust control as needed.
• Support in providing meals for children and families with care.

Skills

Food preparation

COSHH

Allergens awareness

Manual handling

5-star hygiene

Safeguarding

Collaboration

Job description

Job Introduction

Join Childbase Partnership and be part of something extraordinary.

Role: Kitchen and Domestic Assistant.

Location: Hampstead Gate Day Nursery (97 place setting) | Milton Keynes | MK13 8RD.

Contract: Permanent | 37.5 hours/week | 52 weeks/year.

Working pattern: Varied shifts Monday-Friday between 07:30-18:30.

Salary: £25,096.50 per annum (pro-rata) | £12.87 per hour.

We've been delivering childcare excellence since 1989. Within our 44-day nurseries, Head Office, and Training Academy, EduBase, our ethos is simple: we all belong, we all matter, and we all contribute. We believe in 'careers, not jobs', supporting one another to grow and succeed.

Why join us?

• Generous annual leave: 23 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), rising to 28 days with length of service, plus paid bank holidays.
• Work-life balance: Up to a further 20 paid days off each year through our Partnership Reward Days incentive; take your leave or sell the days you accrue, tax-free.
• Family childcare savings: If you have children or grandchildren, there's the potential for you to benefit from generously discounted childcare at Childbase Partnership nurseries, with savings of up to 75% for parents, and 40% for grandparents, depending on your contracted hours.
• Exclusive partner benefits: Long-service rewards, qualification bonuses and retail discounts.
• Wellbeing support: Free meals, mental health and occupational health support, flu jabs, eye care vouchers and a free will-writing service.
• Career development: Team inset days, access to online training and apprenticeships through our academy.

About us

• We are employee-owned: Every colleague is a partner with a voice, who helps drive our success; when we do well, we each receive an annual tax-free dividend.
• We are number 1: Ranked top of the Nursery World league tables for our Ofsted outcomes.
• We are community driven: Supporting causes close to our hearts, we've raised more than £3.5 million for charity.
• We are environmentally responsible: Building a greener tomorrow our nurseries all hold Green Flag awards and are powered by 100% renewable energy.

About you

• You are passionate about preparing wholesome, healthy meals: You have professional catering experience, which will enable you to contribute towards the preparation of a range of meals from a set-menu, using fresh ingredients.
• You are diligent: Your knowledge of COSHH, allergens and manual handling alongside your experience working in a professional kitchen environment will ensure you effectively contribute towards maintaining 5-star hygiene standards within the kitchen, and enable you to uphold a safe environment as you engage in domestic duties (re-stocking supplies in bathrooms and kitchens, emptying bins, sweeping and mopping floors, high-level dusting and taking care of the laundry).
• You are an advocate for safeguarding: You will ensure the well-being and dietary needs of every child are met and a safe and hygienic environment is maintained.
• You are collaborative: You will build respectful relationships with colleagues, children and parents, promote healthy eating and resume full responsibility for all food preparation and cooking tasks in the absence of the Nursery Cook.

We are an inclusive employer and we welcome applicants of all ages and backgrounds. We're committed to FREDIE (fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement) and will consider any reasonable adjustments required. If you meet the essential criteria for this role, your application will be automatically shortlisted for review by our Recruitment Team who will determine if an interview is the next step.

Applicants must currently reside within a commutable distance of the nursery and hold suitable Right to Work in the UK; VISA sponsorship is not available. Safer recruitment checks apply, which include an Enhanced DBS check.