(WA) Nursery Cook

RAF Association; Greater London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join the RAFAKidz family as a Nursery Cook, where you'll plan and prepare nutritious meals for children, ensuring dietary needs are met. We offer subsidised childcare, development opportunities, and a positive working environment tailored to military families' needs. Your role is vital in creating a caring, quality experience for our children.

Benefits

Subsidised childcare

Refer a Friend Bonus

Cycle to Work Scheme

Onsite Gyms

Eligible for Blue Light Discount Card

Qualifications

• Planning, preparation and serving of nutritious meals for children.
• Ensuring hygiene and cleanliness in accordance with Environmental Health standards.
• Knowledge of dietary requirements and food allergies.

Responsibilities

• Manage ordering, control and storage of kitchen stock.
• Ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness.
• Cater to individual dietary requirements of children.

Skills

Stamina

Patience

Creativity

Imagination

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Job description

Nursery Cook

RAFAKidz Nursery, Walters Ash, High Wycombe HP14 4XB

25 hours per week 9am – 2pm Monday to Friday £12.26 per hour

We offer

• Subsidised childcare to all permanent staff

• Refer a Friend Bonus

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Onsite Gyms at set locations

• Eligible for Blue Light Discount Card

Our RAFAKidz family

Just like our children, our waiting lists are growing! In each of our 20 settings we create experiences that are special, unique and child focused. Our staff are specially selected for their loving and caring nature, as well as their expertise. The needs of military families are unique, and at RAFAKidz we take extra care to make sure those needs are met.

What makes us different

By joining us as part of our RAFAKidz family, we make a commitment to your ongoing development and future career opportunities. (Please read our staff testimonials on our website!) We ask that you bring a positive, caring and enthusiastic attitude and in return we will give you a great induction experience, training and development opportunities and you’ll be learning on the job from amazing colleagues! We offer subsidised childcare for colleagues to be able to bring their children with them, high quality up-to-date training including using our software to electronically record your observations and updates. You’ll have ample annual leave and time off to relax and recharge over the Christmas period.

About you

As our Cook, you will have lots of stamina, patience, creativity and imagination with an abundance of great ideas to enhance mealtimes. The key responsibilities of the role include the planning, preparation and serving of age appropriate, nutritious and well-balanced meals and snacks catering for the children’s individual dietary requirements and food allergies. You will be responsible for the ordering, control, storage and rotation of kitchen stock and ensuring that you and Kitchen Assistants ensure hygiene and cleanliness within the kitchen is of the highest standard in accordance with Environmental Health requirements and legislation. A minimum NVQ Level 2 in food hygiene is an essential requirement along with excellent knowledge of current legislations in Environmental Health and Food Standards Agency

A full job description is available to view on our website www.rafakidz.org.uk

This post requires a satisfactory, enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check on appointment and every three years thereafter. As part of our inclusive culture, we encourage applications across all cultural backgrounds, genders and abilities

Apply via our website www.rafakidz.org.uk before the closing date of Wednesday 18 June

Interviews are ongoing and we may close this advert early so please do not delay in applying, we’d love to hear from you