Nursery Chef

Description:

We are currently recruiting for a Nursery Chef to join our Fordingbridge Day Nursery.

Nursery Chef

Salary - £28,652 per annum 

Monday to Friday - 38 hours per week

At Fordingbridge Day Nursery, we believe in creating a
nurturing, emotionally secure environment where children feel valued,
supported, and free to grow at their own pace. Our nursery is grade 2 listed
building which features four beautifully designed rooms tailored to children
aged 3 months to 5 years, each with direct access to spacious outdoor areas
that encourage exploration and play in nature.

Why Join Us?
At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Referral programme: Refer
a friend and earn up to £750

Employee
Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s

Annual
Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and
bank holidays 

Health
and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline
available 

Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career
growth

Excellent Transport
Links

Your
wellbeing and your future matter to us

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

The nursery staff will tell you each day of the numbers to cater for; 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

Take responsibility to make sure all dietary requirements are catered for and clearly communicated to the teams.

Ensure that dietary requirements and personal care routines are adhered to always, including the robust measures around the Red, Amber and Green plate procedures.

Work in co-operation and partnership with the Nursery team and parents to encourage a healthy and nutritious diet

Ensure that budgetary requirements are met through careful planning of all food orders

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As Nursery Chef, you will need:

Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of managing different dietary requirements around food allergies - essential

Sound Knowledge of COSHH - 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. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Fordingbridge Day Nursery 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