About Us:
Eden Early Years is a prestigious children's day nursery located in Filton, Bristol. Our nursery immerses children in nature, fostering a love for the environment and developing lifelong skills. Following a full renovation, our premises offers best-in-class childcare in the area. At Eden Early Years, we embrace innovation, offering exceptional childcare guided by a stellar curriculum. This includes daily excursions, personalised learning plans, and exciting extracurricular activities. Alongside exceptional care, core to our values is cooking high-quality plant based meals for our children, and that's where you come in. We believe in nourishing our children, with freshly made, plant based meals of the highest quality.
Position Overview:
Eden Early Years is seeking a passionate chef/cook to join our team, sharing our enthusiasm for fresh, plant-based food. You will work in our nursery kitchen and assist our head chef, who boasts years of experience in the catering industry.
We highly value motivation and dedication, but above all, reliability and trustworthiness are essential. As a growing independent business, our success hinges on our team. Each day, you'll prepare amazing food mostly from scratch using high-quality ingredients sourced from reliable suppliers.
This role is diverse and no day will be the same. Along with preparing and cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner for our children - think the finest plant-based foods, cooked with local ingredients and herbs from our allotment - you'll also have the opportunity to host cookery sessions with the children, introducing them to the world of food, and fostering a love for cookery and baking from an early age. Overall, we are seeking someone with a shared passion for fresh food, child nutrition, and the ability to help us set a new standard for Nursery cuisine.
The ideal candidate:
You must be highly motivated and enthusiastic. Passion, a great work ethic and the ability to work positively within a kitchen team is critical. A relevant qualification in catering is beneficial, but not essential, and the ability to help craft creative pescatarian, vegetarian and vegan menus, whilst keeping on-top of dietary requirements and allergens is a must.
What we’re offering:
We are offering a highly competitive package with generous pay, alongside these benefits we offer the very real opportunity to progress within the business as we grow. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude, love cooking for your clients (children) and be willing to learn and work with the team to promote our ethos. Training and CPD opportunities will be offered throughout your employment with us. We offer flexible hours where the majority of this role will be weekdays.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead daily kitchen operations.
- Help develop and curate seasonal menus tailored to the nutritional needs of our children.
- Cultivate strong partnerships with local suppliers who share our commitment to quality and sustainability.
- Collaborate effectively with a diverse team, including directors, teachers, and our children.
- Occasionally facilitate cookery sessions for both children and staff.
- Uphold rigorous food safety and hygiene standards at all times.
- Assist in organising "supplier days" to showcase local produce to the community.
- Adhere to our environmental sustainability values, ensuring practices align with our commitment to the environment.
Qualifications:
- A relevant qualification in catering (desirable)
- Level 3 food safety awards (minimum)
- Level 2 workplace health and safety award (minimum)
- 3+ years experience working in catering and running a kitchen.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
- Proficiency to speak fluent English.
- Right to work in the UK.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary of up to £29 000
- Private Healthcare with BUPA.
- Discretionary performance-based bonus.
- Professional development opportunities.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Free fruit, snacks, and a hot lunch every day.
- Annual work events: including our winter black-tie evening and a summer family fun day.
Additional Information:
This position is for 30-39 hours per week, based at our premises in Filton, Bristol, working Monday to Friday from 7am to 4pm with some flexibility. Applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check and provide satisfactory references prior to employment.
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter below.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £31,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
