Nursery Cook

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Location -Children 1st Buckinghams, Buxton Road, Leek ST13 6NE

Hours - Full time Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm

Salary - £13.25

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more

Hello, I'm Nicola, the Nursery Manager at Buckinghams.

With over 34 years of experience in early years-progressing from EY practitioner and room leader to nursery manager-I'm proud to lead a professional and dedicated team.

About youYou are a dedicated, Level 2 Food and Hygiene qualified cook with a solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH and you're looking for a new role in a fun, friendly team, where you can thrive and make the most of your culinary skills.

What you'll be doingAs a Nursery Cook, you'll assist in preparing nutritious, freshly made meals while maintaining the highest standards of safety and hygiene in the nursery kitchen at all times. Your flexibility and reliability will ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen.

• Catering for children with specific dietary needs

• Working to an extremely high level when it comes to the relevant Food and Hygiene, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health-Food Safety, Health and Safety and Ofsted guidelines and regulations

• Ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating eating experiences

• Maintaining stock levels and ensuring stock rotation

• Following COSHH and other relevant guidelines

What you'll need

• Level 2 Food and Hygiene

• Experience in a commercial kitchen as an assistant cook/chef or something very similar

• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH

Why work for us:

Family Friendly Benefits- enhanced parents leave including maternity, paternity & adoption & Childcare Discount at 50% off all fees

Refuel Benefits- access to modern-day, progressive mental health support & sick pay

Financial Perks- emergency cash access to your pay before pay date, free financial coaching

Social Perks - online community for peer-to-peer socializing eg. book club, pets club, pinecones club & continuous professional development accessible to you at anytime

Plus, many more.

We care about our people.

Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.

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