Nursery Kitchen Assistant

Colets Health & Fitness; Thames Ditton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free membership at Colets Health and F

Paid Birthday leave

Paid sickness leave

Paid lunch break included

Ride to work scheme

Hair & beauty discount

Discounted food & drink

Childcare discount

Fully paid childcare qualifications

Job summary

Colets Nursery, part of Colets Health & Fitness, is seeking a bank-style kitchen assistant to support meals, snacks and overall kitchen cleanliness in a not-for-profit nursery.

You will follow dietary requirements, help with food safety and hygiene, and assist with room covers as needed. DBS check and references are required; training is provided to ensure high-quality service for children.

Qualifications

• Motivated, friendly, and approachable.
• Can-do attitude with the ability to solve problems under pressure.
• Experience in the kitchen is preferred, but training provided.

Responsibilities

• Ensure children receive meals from the catering service according to dietary needs and prepare healthy snacks.
• Maintain a clean, tidy and organised environment in the nursery kitchen and surroundings.
• Support safeguarding by following allergy documentation and reporting concerns to the Nursery Management.
• Follow food hygiene regulations and handle food safely, including daily deliveries and temperature checks.
• Cover in rooms at lunch breaks and provide flexible support as needed.

Job description

Located in the heart of Thames Ditton, our beautiful 108 place nursery is part of a private health club.As a not-for-profit organisation, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, supportive, and independent setting, with children's needs at the center of everything we do.We offer an friendly working environment where members and staff alike feel valued and inspired.

Responsibilities

Your role at Colets Nursery is to ensure the children receive meals from our catering service according to their dietary needs, prepare healthy snacks, and maintain a clean, tidy, and organised environment for everyone.

Safeguarding

• Support child wellbeing & support upset children
• Ensure accurate and correct documentation of allergies within the nursery and that the correct information is followed when preparing and giving meals
• Protect children against danger
• Report any safeguarding concerns about a child to the Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Report any staff concerns to the Nursery Management team

Food & Hygiene

• Ensure the nutritional needs of the children are met and food safety regulations complied with
• Handling & preparing food according to guidelines
• Receiving and handling daily food deliveries
• Recording temperature checks and other safety checks
• Ensuring environments are kept neat, clean & tidy

Cleaning

• Follow the kitchen dress code: black trousers, full apron, chef jacket, non-slip shoes, and hair net/chef's hat
• Take a lead in ensuring that nursery soaps and paper towels are regularly replenished
• Ensure all windows and glass surfaces around the nursery are clean and mark-free
• Report any major cleaning concerns to the Nursery Manager quickly to avoid delay in attending to them
• Responsible for the nursery laundry
• Sweep hallways and reception areas daily
• Replenish and clean / organise nursery nappy changing areas and toilets

Room Cover

• Occasionally support the rooms to cover team lunch breaks
• Be flexible to support in the rooms when cover is required

Ideal candidate

• Motivated, friendly, and approachable.
• Proud of delivering high-quality service.
• A can-do attitude with the ability to solve problems under pressure.
• Passionate about making a difference in a not-for-profit environment., Experience in the kitchen is preferred, but not essential as well provide all the training.References will be required.

As a bank staff member, you will inform the nursery manager of your availability in advance and where cover is required, you will be given a set shift. Our bank team are very important to us and we like to see the same faces regularly, as do the children and families. We will aim to offer you frequent shifts that fit around your other commitments. Please note that work cannot always be guaranteed but we will try our best to work with you to offer regular shifts.

Our EXCLUSIVE bundle of company BENEFITS includes:

• Free membership at award-winning Colets Health and Fitness Club (worth over £100 per month)
• Paid Birthday leave
• Paid sickness leave (increases with length of service)
• Paid lunch break included in your shift
• Ride to work scheme
• Up to 50% off hair & beauty (onsite salons)
• Discounted food & drink from our on-site restaurant
• Childcare discount
• Option to do fully paid childcare qualifications with us

and many more!

Please note that the job offer is subject to a clear full enhanced DBS check and two successful references.