Nursery Cook

Schedule: 30 hours per week over five days 

Salary: Tbc depending on experience 

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted food
• Employee discount at the farm park
• On-site parking
• Nursery closes for one week in August and one week at Christmas
   

Welcome to East Leake Day Nursery

East Leake Day Nursery is a popular and busy childcare setting which shares a site with Manor Farm Park & Woodlands on the borders of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. The Nursery is open five days a week, 50 weeks of the year. 

The role 

• Design, prepare, cook, and present age-appropriate food for all the children daily, with minimum wastage. To include a breakfast, hot lunch, and tea.
• Take responsibility to make sure all dietary or religious requirements are catered for and clearly communicated to the teams.
• Keep the kitchen a clean and safe environment, adhering to internal and external requirements.
• Have an active role in setting up a cookery club session with the children.
• Support with other nursery activities e.g, staff meetings and ongoing training
• Ensure stock levels are suitably managed and recorded, in line with the in-house procedure.
• Work in partnership with the nursery team, management, and parents, to encourage a healthy and nutritious diet.
• Promote and ensure child welfare, protection, health and safety and safeguarding procedures and policies are always followed.
• Work with colleagues to maintain a positive, happy, and safe environment on a day-to-day basis.

What we’re looking for

• Previous experience within a role which involves cooking in a domestic or commercial property.
• Passion for nutrition and inspiring. 
• Food Safety CIEH L2 or above (or equivalent) – this must be passed on day 1 in post.
• Sound knowledge of COSHH. 
• Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge of managing different dietary requirements, particularly food allergies.
• Great communication skills, with colleagues, children, and parents. 
• Ability to work under pressure.

Next steps

Please send a CV and brief covering email to [email protected] before Monday 31st July 2023.