Job Description We are currently recruiting for a Nursery Chef to join our Fordingbridge Day Nursery.
Nursery Chef
Monday to Friday - 38 hours per week
At Fordingbridge Day Nursery, we believe in creating a\nnurturing, emotionally secure environment where children feel valued,\nsupported, and free to grow at their own pace. Our nursery is grade 2 listed\nbuilding which features four beautifully designed rooms tailored to children\naged 3 months to 5 years, each with direct access to spacious outdoor areas\nthat encourage exploration and play in nature.
At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Referral programme: Refer\n a friend and earn up to £750
Employee\n Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
Annual\n Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and\n bank holidays
Health\n and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline\n available
Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career\n growth
As Nursery Chef, you will:
Keep the kitchen a clean and safe environment, adhering to internal and external requirements; complete the Kitchen Hygiene Checklist each month, and ensure that the Cleaning Schedule is complete and adhered to, being regularly updated and displayed prominently in the kitchen.
Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and kitchen
prepare and cook enough age-appropriate food (cooked as near to the point of service as possible) for all the children on a daily basis, with minimum wastage
Ensure that budgetary requirements are met through careful planning of all food orders
*As Nursery Chef, you will need:
Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of managing different dietary requirements around food allergies - essential
Able to work to a catering budget, in a manner that avoids fluctuating standards of food service - essential
Experience and qualified to the appropriate level in any role which involves cooking in domestic or commercial property - essential
Fluent in written and spoken English at GCSE grade C (or equivalent) - essential
Experienced and passionate about any role that involves cooking for young children - desirable
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. Fordingbridge Day Nursery is part of the Family First\nGroup where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights\nand responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a\nchild. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and\nanti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their\nindividual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion\nor belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender\nreassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political\nbelief has no place within the Family First Group.