Nursery Kitchen Assistant

Join Our Passionate Team at CherryBrook Day Nursery – Where Every Day is an Adventure in Learning!

Are you a nurturing and enthusiastic childcare professional ready to make a real difference in little lives? We’re on the lookout for a dedicated Part time Kitchen Assistant to become part of our warm and welcoming team at CherryBrook Day Nursery. 

Salary:  £10,400 per annum

Hours: 16 hours per week, Thursday and Friday only 

As a kitchen assistant within our CherryBrook Day Nursery you will help the Nursery Chef to cook up tasty and nutritional meals for the children. The nursery is located in the heart of New Haw village, Cherrybrook Nursery is just a short walk from West Byfleet train station, making it easily accessible for families. 

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Childcare Employee Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Health & Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth.
• Transport Links- The nursery is located on Westgate Street in Hackney, close to London Fields Train Station which is just a 6-minute walk to the nursery. Hackney Central Station is also close by with links to Stratford. Pay and display parking is available along the street.
• Referral Programme. Refer a friend and receive a bonus up to £750 check terms and conditions.

Kitchen Assistant roles and responsibilities:

• 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
• Help the chef on Thursday and Friday preparing food, washing up. 
• Ensure that dietary requirements and personal care routines are always adhered to, including the robust measures around the Red, Amber and Green plate procedures

Nursery Kitchen Assistant skills and requirements:

• Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of managing different dietary requirements around food allergies - essential
• Sound Knowledge of COSHH - 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
• Right to work in the UK-Valid Passport or Settled or Pre-Settled under the EU settlement Scheme.

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. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Cherrybrook 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.