Job Description

Nursery Chef – Lake House Day Nursery, Westbury-on-Trym

£12.71–£13.50 per hour | 8:00am–5:00pm | Regular pay reviews

Cook with creativity. Cook for children. Make every meal count.

Lake House Day Nursery in Westbury-on-Trym, part of Grandir UK, is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Nursery Chef to join our supportive, child-focused team.

Looking for a cooking role with daytime hours? This could be the opportunity for you.

You’ll work 8:00am–5:00pm, giving you a consistent daytime working pattern while allowing you to use your cooking skills and creativity in a nursery environment.

Our Early Years Specialist supports the menu, helping ensure the food provided meets the needs of our children. As our Nursery Cook, you’ll then have the opportunity to bring your own experience and creativity into the kitchen when preparing the meals.

And importantly, we listen to the children. If they don’t enjoy something, you have the autonomy to adapt the recipe and try a different approach. We want children to enjoy mealtimes, explore different foods and develop a positive relationship with food.

What will you be doing

• Support and guide catering staff and Nursery Manager
• Monitor catering standards to maintain the highest levels of practice
• Assist and support the Nursery Manager in the recruitment and selection of catering staff
• Audit kitchens in a timely fashion, ensuring they meet TCC and PSN
• Check that all kitchen paperwork is fully complete, accurate and up to date
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships with Nursery staff

Core Benefits

• 33 days' annual leave, including bank holidays, with 3 days used during the Christmas shutdown period.
• Christmas and New Year shutdown.
• Flexible working options available.
• Big childcare discount.
• £500 Refer a Friend bonus.
• Company pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Statutory Sick Pay from day 1.
• Life assurance for employees aged 18 to 65.
• Certified Great Place to Work, voted for by our current colleagues.

Enhanced Family and Wellbeing Benefits

• Maternity and adoption leave paid at 100% for the first 12 weeks.
• Paternity leave paid at 100% for the first 4 weeks.
• Parental bereavement leave of up to 4 weeks, fully paid.
• Compassionate leave of up to 2 weeks, fully paid.
• Miscarriage leave of up to 2 weeks, fully paid.
• Wellbeing Day – an extra day off just for you.
• The Grand Event – up to an additional week of annual leave to attend a significant life event after 2 years' service.

Even More Benefits

• Employee benefits portal with hundreds of retail discounts, including ASOS, gym memberships, cinemas, M&S, and major supermarkets.
• 24-hour remote GP appointments.
• Dayforce Wallet – gives you the ability to access a portion of your earned pay before your normal payday.
• Medical cashback for dental treatment, physiotherapy, and alternative therapies.
• Recognition, rewards, and team celebrations throughout the year, with May dedicated to celebrating our teams.
• Tailored in-house training and genuine progression opportunities.
• Sustainability focus with Carbon Literacy-trained teams and Eco-Schools accreditation.

Grandir UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role which will be carried out by our approved third party provider.

We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit based on merit.To support our recruitment process, we may use AI-assisted tools for tasks such as application screening and reference checks. These tools help us manage applications efficiently, and all hiring decisions are made by our team.

Apply today. We review applications as they are received and may close the role early.