We currently are looking for a Kitchen Assistant/Cleaner to join our team at Little Seedlings Day Nursery @ New Hutte (Halewood)
Hours are Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4pm
Duties will include:
* Be responsible for the day-to-day running of the kitchen, ensuring compliance with registration and legislative requirements at all times.
* Taking responsibility for control, storage and rotation of kitchen stock
* Order correct amounts of food and control kitchen stock.
* Prepare a weekly shopping list and help with putting the shopping away
* Serving pre-cooked food to children
* Ensure that all individual dietary requirements are catered for in line with statuary guidance
* Maintain necessary kitchen procedures and records in accordance with the Environmental Health policies and processes.
* Ensure the kitchen and equipment is kept suitably clean at all times including walls, floors and trolleys to transport food following a cleaning schedule. On a daily basis that all crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils are washed in accordance with food safety guidelines
* Ensure that all foods are ready at the specified time and correctly served.
* General cleaning duties across the whole Nursery
Requirements:
* 3 years Experience of working in a fast paced Kitchen
* Working knowledge of catering for a range of dietary requirements
* Able to work as part of a team and use your own initiative.
* Manage your own time and prioritise tasks.
* Have a friendly, flexible approach
* Have good customer awareness
* Commit to undertaking appropriate training and continued professional development.
* Undertake future and refresher training as appropriate.
* Be professional, polite and positive in all verbal and non-verbal interactions with staff, parents and children at all times.
* Offer all children equal opportunities regardless of their religion, racial origin, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background. Challenge situations where racism or discrimination are displayed.
Preferable:
* Level 2 Food Hygiene - As training can be given
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.21 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Benefits:
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Experience:
* Kitchen: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person