Chef - DBS Required

Nursery Chef Hourly rate: £13.30 per hour - 33 hours per week Ramsey Day Nursery who are part of the Family First Group are looking for a Nursery Chef to join the team. This role is working either 30 hours per week, Monday - Friday, all year round and is not a term time only role. Shift times either 8am-3:30pm or 9am - 4:30pm For this position you will need to have experience with environmental health, food hygiene and catering. 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 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 Ensure that budgetary requirements are met through careful planning of all food orders *As Nursery Chef, you will need: Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of managing different dietary requirements around food allergies - 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 At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: · Annual leave: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday · Childcare discount: Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline · Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth · Pension: Company pension scheme · Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts · Employee mentoring programme · Dedicated health and wellbeing support · Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme 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. Ramsey Nursery 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