Job Description
🥕 Nursery Chef – Cook with Purpose & Passion! 🥦
Naturally Learning | Fresh, Seasonal, Outdoor-Inspired
Are you a passionate chef who loves cooking with fresh ingredients—and even better, cooking outdoors occasionally? At Naturally Learning Charlestown, we’re looking for a dedicated Chef to bring nourishing, seasonal meals to life in a way that reflects our nature-based ethos. Must work from 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday, all year except Bank Holidays.Â
In this role, you will:
- Prepare high-quality, seasonal meals using local produce
- Embrace opportunities to cook outdoors and inspire children through food
- Follow menus and recipes designed by our Head Chef
- Maintain a clean, safe, and well-equipped kitchen
- Follow all allergy, cleaning, and COSHH procedures
- Complete required Food Safety training and ensure safe practices
- Hold a clean and up-to-date DBS certificate
Line Manager:Â Nursery Manager / Head Chef
If you love cooking with creativity, care, and a connection to nature—this is your chance to make mealtimes magical!
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BenefitsStaff Benefit Package
Holiday
After every 2 years of continuous service you will be given an extra days holiday up to a maximum of 5 bonus days (10 years).
Pay Review
Guaranteed yearly pay review in March to come into play in the new tax year, 1st April.
Westfield Health
Health Care (For staff members working 19+ hours a week) After 2 year’s continuous service you will be registered with Westfield Care, Level 1
EASE
Employee Assistance Programme which you have access to from when you start.
Childcare Discount
Staff Wellbeing
There is a monthly budget for staff wellbeing events / activities which your nursery manager will arrange.
Nursery Name
What we believe
Naturally Learning has a strong ethos, underpinned by brain development theory, an understanding of how children learn, knowledge of child development theories and years of experience working with young children and their families.Â
Our holistic approach to childcare and education focuses on the child as a whole, nurturing their body, mind and soul.
Where we play
Our indoor environments provide spaces of calm where children can access a wide range of stimulating learning experiences, and a variety of interesting resources to investigate.Â
At Naturally Learning there are quiet places to rest and reflect, communication-friendly spaces to talk with friends, areas to spark creativity and imagination, things to question and count, sensory experiences to explore and places to read and write.Â
At Naturally Learning, children have the opportunity to spend much of their time outside and experience multiple learning opportunities in our outdoor classrooms and gardens.Â
We are proud to offer award winning forest and beach school sessions as outdoor learning is integral to our ethos. Find us in the woods or on the coast as we build independent, capable and resilient learners through access to wild spaces and risky play.
How we learn
Our holistic approach ensures children form nurturing relationships on which to build future learning. As children develop, our knowledgeable educators provide a safe base for them to explore the challenge of independence.Â
Children learn best when they are fully immersed in their education which is reflected in our child led approach. At Naturally Learning there is time to play, space to explore and freedom to choose.Â
Through project-based planning and a seasonal curriculum, we naturally scaffold children’s learning through their own interests and inquiry.