Old Crofts Bank Nursery Kitchen Assistant

Storal Learning Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A children's nursery in Manchester is seeking a part-time Kitchen Assistant to help prepare nutritious meals and ensure the highest hygiene standards in the kitchen. Ideal candidates should have Level 2 Food and Hygiene certification and experience in a commercial kitchen. The role offers a supportive environment with benefits like a childcare discount and wellness initiatives.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day off

Access to pay before payday

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH.
• Experience as an assistant cook/chef or similar role.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing nutritious meals while maintaining hygiene standards.
• Cater for children with specific dietary needs.
• Deputise for the Cook in all absences.

Skills

Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations

Experience in a commercial kitchen

Level 2 Food and Hygiene

Job description

Overview

Nursery: Old Crofts Bank, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7AA
Hours: Part time 12.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 3 - 5.30pm
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more

Hi, I’m Sarah, the Nursery Manager at Old Crofts Bank.

I’m proud to lead a highly experienced and passionate team—many of whom have been with us for over 10 years and hold advanced qualifications and specialist training. Together, we create a warm, nurturing environment where our children feel safe, valued, and inspired to learn.

Our nursery is a true home from home, filled with natural resources that spark curiosity and wonder. Each room is carefully designed to meet the developmental needs of our babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, and our spaces are continually adapted based on the children’s evolving interests.

One of our standout features is our beautiful, tranquil garden, which offers endless opportunities for imaginative play, exploration, and calm connection with nature. Indoors and outdoors, our children are supported to learn at their own pace and in ways that suit them best.

Mealtimes are a social and meaningful part of the day, with our children enjoying healthy meals in small groups—and even helping with serving, promoting independence and a sense of responsibility.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Old Crofts Bank. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime; we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

About you

You have a solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH and you're looking for a new role in a fun, friendly team, where you can thrive and make the most of your culinary skills.

What you’ll be doing

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will be 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.

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 are kept safe and have rich stimulating eating experiences
• Maintaining stock levels and ensuring stock rotation
• Following COSHH and other relevant guidelines
• Deputising for the Cook in all absences with the expectation of deputising full time when this is required

What you’ll need

• 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

Why work for us

For you - We get the basics right: enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home: Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind: Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development - Investing in your future: Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community - Growing together: Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much much more

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Old Crofts Bank so special.

Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the 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.