Regional Nursery Chef/Cook

Storal Learning Ltd.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family friendly benefits

Mental health support

Emergency pay advances

Financial coaching

Childcare discount 50%

Job summary

Storal Learning Ltd. is seeking a Nursery Chef/Cook to support our kitchen teams across multiple Manchester-area nurseries. You will prepare nutritious, freshly made meals while maintaining high standards of safety and hygiene in line with EYFS guidance.

Ideally you hold Level 2 Food Hygiene and have commercial kitchen experience. You will cover holiday and sickness absences, with travel across sites and a supportive, family-friendly team environment.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food Hygiene required.
• Experience in a commercial kitchen as assistant cook/chef or similar.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing nutritious, freshly made meals.
• Maintain high safety and hygiene standards in the nursery kitchen.
• Support kitchen operations across sites to cover holidays and sickness.
• Cater to children with specific dietary needs.
• Maintain stock and rotate ingredients per guidelines.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Health and Safety

COSHH

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene

Job description

Location: North West - Manchester, Stoke on Trent, Warrington

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, Full Time

Salary £15 per hour

Travel allowance

Are you looking for a Chef/Cook role with variety and flexibility?
In this role, you’ll work across multiple Storal nurseries, supporting our kitchen teams by providing holiday, sickness and operational cover. You’ll gain experience in different settings, build relationships with a range of teams, and further develop your skills while ensuring children receive nutritious, freshly prepared meals every day.

If you have Level 2 Food Hygiene, kitchen experience and a passion for creating nutritious meals for children, we’d love to hear from you!

Who & What is Storal?

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 are a dedicated, Level 2 Food and Hygiene qualified cook with 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 Nursery Chef/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

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:

• Family Friendly Benefits- enhanced parents leave including maternity, paternity & adoption & Childcare Discount at 50% off all fees
• Refuel Benefits- access to modern-day, progressive mental health support & sick pay
• Financial Perks- emergency cash access to your pay before pay date, free financial coaching
• Social Perks – online community for peer-to-peer socializing eg. book club, pets club, pinecones club & continuous professional development accessible to you at anytime
• Plus, many more.
• We care about our people.

Curious to know more?

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.

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