(WA) Nursery Cook

RAFA Kidz Ltd; Lacey Green; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A nurturing children’s nursery is seeking a committed Nursery Cook in Lacey Green to provide nutritious and well-balanced meals. This role requires a minimum NVQ Level 2 in food hygiene and entails planning and preparing meals that cater to individual children's dietary needs. The ideal candidate will demonstrate stamina, patience, and creativity, ensuring the highest hygiene standards. The position offers subsidised childcare and various staff benefits, fostering a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Subsidised childcare

Refer a Friend Bonus

Cycle to Work Scheme

Onsite Gyms at set locations

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 in food hygiene is essential.
• Excellent knowledge of current legislations in Environmental Health and Food Standards Agency.
• Ability to prepare nutritious meals catering for children's individual dietary requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and serve age-appropriate, nutritious and well-balanced meals.
• Order, control, store and rotate kitchen stock.
• Ensure hygiene and cleanliness within the kitchen according to Environmental Health standards.

Skills

Stamina

Patience

Creativity

Knowledge of food hygiene regulations

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 - £12.73 depending on Food Safety Qualification

We offer

• Subsidised childcare to all permanent staff
• Refer a Friend Bonus
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Onsite Gyms at set locations

Our RAFAKidz family

Just like our children, our waiting lists are growing! In each of our 21 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!

About you

As our Cook, you will have lots of stamina, patience, creativityand imagination with an abundance of great ideas to enhance meal times. 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 7 January.

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