Nursery Chef/Kitchen Assistant

Footsteps Nursery Fradley
Permanent | (30 Hours Per Week)
(Days e.g Monday - Friday) | (Shift e.g 8am-5pm)
£12.87

75% Childcare Discount | Birthday Off | Employee Wellbeing Programme

Do you enjoy preparing fresh, nutritious meals and want to play an important role in children's wellbeing?

At Footsteps Nursery Fradley, we're looking for a reliable and enthusiastic (Nursery Chef/Kitchen Assistant) to join our friendly team. Your role will be central to ensuring our children enjoy healthy, balanced meals in a safe and welcoming environment.

Working behind the scenes, you'll prepare and cook fresh, age-appropriate meals while maintaining the highest standards of food hygiene, safety and cleanliness. Your commitment to quality and care will support children's health, development and happiness every day.

What we offer:

75% childcare discount
24 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
Employee wellbeing and assistance programme
Tailored learning and development opportunities
Refer a Friend bonus scheme
Supportive and welcoming team environment
Opportunities to grow within the Family First Group

The role:

As our Nursery Chef, you'll be responsible for delivering nutritious meals while maintaining an organised, safe and compliant kitchen. Your responsibilities will include:

Preparing and cooking fresh meals each day while minimising food waste
Catering for all dietary requirements, allergies and cultural needs
Maintaining a clean, safe and hygienic kitchen in line with food safety regulations
Following Red, Amber and Green Plate procedures
Completing daily hygiene records and cleaning schedules
Managing stock and food orders within budget
Ensuring all health, safety and food hygiene standards are consistently met

What we're looking for:

Essential:

Experience preparing meals in a domestic or commercial kitchen
Good understanding of food allergies and dietary requirements
Knowledge of COSHH regulations
Experience working within a catering budget
Fluent spoken and written English

Desirable:

Experience cooking for young children
A passion for providing healthy, nutritious meals that children enjoy

Apply today!

If you are looking for a rewarding role where your work makes a genuine impact on children's health and wellbeing, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

Footsteps Nursery Fradley 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.

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