The role of the Nursery Chef is to provide nutritionally balanced, freshly prepared meals for the children in our care and to be totally responsible for the safe and hygienic management of the nursery kitchen.
The main qualities of a good Nursery Chef are a natural warm personality and flexibility together with an understanding of the nutritional needs of children.
- To provide fresh, nutritious and well-presented meals, suitable for children and babies, under the age of five, according to the current menus
- To maintain a high standard of hygiene at all times and to follow infection / cross contamination control procedures
- To constantly be aware of Special Dietary Needs ‑ referring to food allergies, food intolerance's, cultural needs, vegetarian requirements and any other, according to the Special Dietary Needs form in the kitchen
- To be aware of and carry out duties in connection with Health and Safety at work (e.g. Risk Assessments, COSHH, RIDDOR etc) and to update and manage the Safer Food, Better Business file daily
- To be familiar with procedures carried out in case of an accident / fire
- To follow standard food hygiene procedures (e.g. food temperature checks and monitoring; recording this daily).
- To prepare a healthy morning snack for each of the nursery rooms, as required
- To prepare a nutritious cooked lunch in line with the current menu, ensuring all children’s needs are met and to include suitable puréed food for babies
- To prepare afternoon tea in line with the current menu
- To ensure all areas of the kitchen are hygienically maintained at all times, in accordance with Health & Safety Regulations.
- To ensure that equipment and materials (including the dishwasher, microwave, oven, fridges and freezers) are cleaned and everything is cleared away leaving the kitchen is neat and tidy at the end of the day in line with the daily and weekly cleaning checklist
- To ensure that equipment is maintained in good order and that any faulty or potentially dangerous equipment is immediately removed and reported to the Nursery Management Team.
- To ensure stocks in the dry store are rotated and stock is monitored and maintained through the weekly shopping order
- To defrost fridges and freezers on a regular basis to maintain efficiency
- To always have a ready supply of recipes for staff to use with the children and to ensure an availability of equipment for the children to experience cooking with.
- To work with the Nursery Manager to plan a well-balanced, healthy and fresh menu.
- Reporting equipment, maintenance problems to the Line Manager.
Employment for this role is subject to DBS Checks, References and Food Hygiene Qualifications.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Work Location: In person
