Job Title: Nursery School Chef
Location: Trinity Church Hall, Beaumont Road, London, SW19 6SP
Salary: £33,000 basic salary + £3,000 performance related bonus = £36,000
Job type: 8am-5pm, 5 days per week
At Noddy’s Nursery School we aim to create a feeling of a home from home where your child can feel inspired, grow in confidence and receive the best level of care and attention.
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK
Benefits:
- Holiday – 20 days per year, plus the week while we are closed for Christmas & New Year and 8 bank holidays – Approx. 32 days a year in total
- Extra holiday accrued through loyalty – 1 extra day per year and per promotion
- Full training provided including paediatric first aid, hundreds of online courses, support to upskill in certain areas such as special educational needs (SEN), child development, manager training courses etc.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Two assistant housekeepers
- Free mental health & wellbeing program for all staff from Health Assured
- Free tea, coffee, and other refreshments on your break.
- Stylish Noddy’s uniform provided
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Responsible for the preparation and cooking of mid-morning snack, lunch and tea for all children – Maximum of 81 children under the age of 5 but this changes each day – 60 – 81 children.
- Preparation of fruit and breakfast food for next day
- Preparing and cooking of alternative meals for children with special dietary needs and baby weaning as directed by staff and Senior Managers
- Checking that all allergies are catered for correctly and that all food bought in is double checked every time for nuts and other ingredients
- Filling out COSH forms correctly for any children with serious allergies before food is served
- Help with the serving of meals
- Clearing and cleaning of pots and cooking utensils
- Maintain the kitchen and food hygiene as well as health and safety of the kitchen
- Taking responsibility of equipment e.g. cooker, extractor fan and maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout
- To maintain adequate stores and food stuffs in appropriate storage conditions and rotation
- To order all food and maintain monthly records for stocktaking purposes of all food
- Supporting the nursery staff with cookery lessons for the children
- Prepare seasonal afternoon tea for the Summer Show and Carol Concerts and picnic teas and party teas as requested
- Menu planning alongside the Senior Management Team
- The above is a guideline of the day-to-day duties is not an exhaustive list
Candidates will be asked to come into the school for a Trial day before being asked to join full time.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Restaurant Chef, Breakfast Chef, Experienced Chef, Kitchen Chef, Catering, Food Catering, Catering Chef, Chef Assistant, Food Preparation, Cook, Assistant Chef, Cook Assistant, Kitchen Assistant, Kitchen Manager, Food Hygiene, Kitchen Supervisor, may also be considered for this role.
