Nursery Chef

Cherrywood 

Nursery Chef

£29,120 per annum. 

40 hours per week

Cherrywood nursery is a modern open plan nursery set in the beautiful village of Pirbright We’re proud of our nurturing environment, our outstanding apprentice programme, and our commitment to developing future early years professionals. Now, we’re looking for a passionate Nursery Chef to join our team and help fuel little minds with nutritious meals made with care.

We are seeking a dedicated Nursery Chef to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for preparing, cooking, and presenting age-appropriate meals to the highest standards, ensuring a clean, safe, and welcoming environment. You will work closely with the nursery team and parents to support the overall care and educational experience of the children.

You will also maintain accurate records of supplies, ordering replacements as needed, while adhering to the nursery’s budget requirements. This positions offer 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

Why Join Us?

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

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

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

Health and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 

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

Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn upto £750

Excellent Transport Links

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 at all times, 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.

Cherrywood 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