Nursery Kitchen Assistant

Childbase Partnership Limited; Chalton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Partnership days

Childcare savings

Partner benefits

Wellbeing support

Career development

Job summary

Childbase Partnership Limited at Linmere Day Nursery, Linmere, Houghton Regis, LU5, is opening a brand-new nursery and seeks a Kitchen Assistant to join as a founding team member.

You will help prepare healthy meals for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years, work alongside the Nursery Cook, and contribute to routines, hygiene standards and safeguarding. This permanent role offers 37.5 hours per week and a competitive salary with generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Professional catering experience enabling meals from a set-menu.
• Knowledge of COSHH, allergens and manual handling.
• Maintains high hygiene standards in kitchen (5-star).
• Safeguarding responsibilities for children's well-being and dietary needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing meals for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years.
• Work with Nursery Cook to establish routines and standards.
• Maintain hygiene and safety in kitchen to 5-star standards.
• Support safeguarding and dietary needs of children.
• Take full responsibility for food preparation in absence of the cook.

Skills

Catering experience

Hygiene standards

Safeguarding awareness

COSHH awareness

Team collaboration

Food preparation

Job description

Join Childbase Partnership and be part of something extraordinary at our brand-new nursery, helping to shape its future from the very beginning.

Role: Kitchen Assistant | Preparing meals for children aged 6 weeks-5 years old.
Location: Linmere Day Nursery | Linmere, Houghton Regis | LU5.
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.

Help create something special from day one.

A brand-new Childbase nursery is opening, and we're looking for a Kitchen Assistant to become one of our founding team members.

This is more than supporting the kitchen, it's an opportunity to help create the warm, welcoming environment that children and families will experience from the very first day.Working alongside the Nursery Cook, you'll play an important role in preparing healthy, nutritious meals while helping establish the routines, standards and culture of our brand-new nursery.

If you're looking for a fresh challenge and would love the opportunity to make your mark in a new setting, this could be the perfect next step in your Childbase career.

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.

• 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.
• You are an advocate for safeguarding:You will ensure the well-being and dietary needs of every child are met.
• You are collaborative: In partnership with the Nursery Cook, you will promote healthy eating, build respectful relationships with colleagues, children and parents and resume full responsibility for all food preparation and cooking tasks in the absence of the 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.