Nursery Chef - Up to £34,000 per annum

The Gardens Nursery is looking for an outstanding Nursery chef to join the team at our beautiful 90 day place Nursery in Southfields. The right candidate will be able to produce healthy organic meals & snacks for young children and babies and understand children's nutrition and portion sizes. You must be able to maintain the kitchen environment to a high standard while adhering to good Food Safety practice and keep essential records. You will also have a designated full time Kitchen Assistant to help prepare the food.

To be considered for this role you must have:

• Minimum Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
• Cook meals from scratch on a daily basis
• Previous experience of cooking in large numbers
• Imaginative cooking skills
• Clear DBS
• Strong communication skills: written and verbal
• Good timekeeping and organisational skills
• An enthusiastic, flexible, can do attitude
• Have good leadership and management skills
• Know how to work as part of a team
• Calm when under pressure

Key Responsibilities

• Understand children's allergies and how to cater for them
• Ordering food from different suppliers
• Understand portion control and food wastage
• Create seasonal menus 3 times per year
• Make children’s party food for events

Benefits package including:

• 28 days holiday including bank holidays
• additional paid holiday break between Christmas and New Year
• Staff inset training day 3 times a year (termly)
• Team building and company events
• Employee of the month, chance to win a gift voucher of your choice
• Increase your holiday allowance for each year you work at the Nursery (capped at 5 extra days)
• Pension Scheme
• Free lunch ​

*The Gardens Nursery is committed to safeguarding children; therefore, all applicants will be vetted carefully. The applicant will be asked to provide 2 references which will be required prior to a face to face interview, proof of ability to work in the UK and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.*

You will be working Monday to Friday, 7.30am-4.30pm

Up to 34,000 for the right candidate

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £34,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 17/07/2023