Join Our Team as a Nursery Cook! At Miller Drive, we’re looking for an experienced Cook to join our team. Bring your enthusiasm, creativity, and dedication, and let’s make a difference together! To be considered for this position, candidates must hold a valid Food and Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate strong knowledge of food allergens and dietary requirements. Previous experience in scratch cooking, baking, and menu preparation is also required. Please note: we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Why You’ll Love Working With Us We know our people make all the difference, so here’s how we make a difference for you: Childcare Perks: Free childcare for the first month and 52% discount (based on working hours) to support your family. Holiday and Celebrations : 31 days of holiday (inclusive of national bank holidays and the Christmas closure week), plus your birthday off! Enhanced Pay for Overtime: Your hard work deserves recognition. Career Development: Access to The National College full of training and courses Exclusive Discounts & Wellbeing Support: Enjoy Perkbox discounts and wellbeing tools. Recognition & Rewards: Refer a friend or family for exciting bonuses and celebrate milestones with long-service awards. Work-Life Balance: Flexible full-time and part-time opportunities. Volunteer Day: 1 paid day off per year to volunteer and give back to the community. Pay: £12.21 per hour Working Hours: Every Friday - 8 hours a day. Location: Good Manors Day Nursery Miller Drive, 118 Miller Drive, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7LN What Your Role Involves As a Cook in our nursery, you’ll: Prepare and serve delicious, nutritious meals for the children. Plan menus and manage food orders, ensuring everything stays within budget. Create fun learning experiences by engaging in baking activities with the children. Maintain a safe, clean, and hygienic kitchen environment in line with health and safety standards. What You’ll Bring to the Role Experience preparing and cooking delicious meals Previous experience of working with allergens A Food and Hygiene certificate Drive, passion and care for your work About our Nursery Good Manors Day Nursery Miller Drive, located in the heart of the Uplands community, provides stimulating activities that encourage learning and development. We may look small from the front of our building, but we are actually fortunate to have lots of lovely garden space, which is split into three areas with age-appropriate resources including a climbing frame, climbing wall, sand pit, mud kitchen and a playhouse. The garden also has a retractable awning, allowing safe, all-day access even in summer. We are located on Miller drive, just a short walk from Fareham leisure centre and Uplands School. We are close to the A27 and a short distance from Fareham train station. We have parking directly outside the nursery for convenience. The Old Station Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all applicants to share this commitment. All roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references, and verification of your right to work in the UK and any essential qualifications. If successful, our recruitment and compliance team will guide you through every step of the onboarding process. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be considered to ensure fairness and accessibility for all candidates.