Regional Support Nursery Chef

Location: East and West Midlands

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, Full Time

Salary: £15 per hour dependent on qualification and experience

Travel allowance

Are you looking for a Chef role with variety and flexibility? In this role, you'll work across multiple Storal nurseries, supporting our kitchen teams by providing holiday, sickness and operational cover. You'll gain experience in different settings, build relationships with a range of teams, and further develop your skills while ensuring children receive nutritious, freshly prepared meals every day.

If you have Level 2 Food Hygiene, kitchen experience and a passion for creating nutritious meals for children, we'd love to hear from you!

About you

You 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 doing

As 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.

Day to day responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• 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 (book club, pets club, pinecones club) and continuous professional development accessible at any time
• Plus, many more

Compliance and safeguarding

As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff and volunteers complete a compliance check prior to employment including employment references & DBS.