Nursery Kitchen Assistant

Storal; Blandford Forum; On-site; GBP 37,195,000 - 38,022,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Sick pay

Wellness day off

Early pay access (Pay Captain)

Childcare discounts

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Storal is seeking a Kitchen Assistant for Archway Nursery School in Blandford Forum. The role supports the nursery cook, helping prepare nutritious meals while upholding strict safety and hygiene standards in the kitchen.

You will be flexible and reliable, covering periods of leave or peak times, ensuring smooth kitchen operations and compliance with relevant guidelines. Prior kitchen experience is valued, and Level 2 Food and Hygiene is desirable for applicants.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial kitchen as a kitchen assistant/cook or similar role.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH.
• Level 2 Food and Hygiene is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals under supervision considering dietary needs.
• Maintain high standards of safety and hygiene in the kitchen.
• Assist in stock management and rotation.
• Deputise for the nursery cook during absences.

Skills

Commercial kitchen experience

Health & safety knowledge

Food safety awareness

Reliability & flexibility

Education

Level 2 Food and Hygiene

Job description

Nursery: Archway Nursery School, Hyde Farm, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8TX

Hours: Full Time, Monday – Friday (8am - 5.30pm)

Salary: £13.13 per hour

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 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

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

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.