🍽️ Nursery Chef – Totton Day Nursery
📍 Location: High Street, Totton (3-minute walk from the train station)
🕒 Hours: 40 hours per week | Full-Time | Permanent | All-Year Round
💰 Salary: From £28,600.00 per year DOE + Exceptional Benefits
🌟 Join Our Warm & Welcoming Nursery Team!
Totton Day Nursery is a purpose-built setting filled with light, laughter, and learning. Our spacious rooms and vibrant outdoor areas inspire children to explore, play, and grow every day — rain or shine!
We’re proud of our nurturing environment, our outstanding apprentice programme, and our commitment to developing future early years professionals. Now, we’re looking for a passionate Nursery Chef to join our team and help fuel little minds with nutritious meals made with care.
👩🍳 Your Role as Nursery Chef:
* Prepare fresh, age-appropriate meals daily for our children, catering to all dietary needs.
* Maintain a clean, safe, and hygienic kitchen environment in line with health and safety standards.
* Collaborate with nursery staff and parents to promote healthy eating habits.
* Manage food orders and budgets efficiently to minimise waste.
* Ensure allergy protocols and dietary routines are strictly followed.
✅ What You’ll Need:
* Experience cooking in a domestic or commercial setting.
* Strong understanding of dietary requirements and food allergies.
* Knowledge of COSHH and food hygiene standards.
* Passion for preparing nutritious meals for young children.
* Fluent English (written and spoken) – GCSE Grade C or equivalent.
🎁 Why You’ll Love Working With Us:
* Annual Leave: 24 days + your birthday off + bank holidays.
* Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members.
* Health & Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline.
* Career Development: Tailored training and progression opportunities.
* Pension Scheme: Secure your future with our competitive plan.
* Referral Bonuses: Help us grow our team and earn rewards!
* Free Onsite Parking
* Team Events & Celebrations
* Supportive, Friendly Culture
🛡️ Safeguarding Commitment:
We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and thorough vetting procedures.
Play Away - Totton is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.