Nursery Cook

Location: Erith, Kent.

Salary: £27,135.22per annum (pro rata)  
Contract/Hours: Part Time – This is a job share role working 19.5 hours per week between 8.30am-3.30pm.

Benefits

• Time off to recharge – 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• 24/7 Confidential Helpline - speak to trained counsellors any time, 365 days a year, for emotional, wellbeing or mental health support.

• Enhanced Well-being -8 sessions In-Person, Phone, or Online Counselling or CBT

• Treat yourself - Staff discounts portal and blue light card with 15,000 + retailers

• Childcare Discount – A whopping 60% off childcare within our nurseries and out of school clubs

• Up to 3 Days Dependency Leave – to care for dependents in an emergency.

• Paid maternity, adoption, and paternity leave

• Gain professional qualifications - with excellent training/development opportunities. 

• Salary Finance - access to financial advice and the ability to manage savings or loans directly from your salary.

• Secure your future - Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.  

• Staff discount portal: and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers’ discounts 

• We're thrilled that you're considering a career with Spring. Spare us five minutes, and we will tell you what you need to know.  

Why Spring Nurseries 

Imagine a place where laughter echoes, imaginations run wild, and every day is a new adventure. That's Spring Nursery! We're not just a nursery; we are a family dedicated to creating a joyful and nurturing environment where children thrive. As part of Action for Children, we're on a mission to provide outstanding early education that's accessible to all. 

At Spring, we are committed to supporting your career growth! Check out our Spring Career Progression Map attached to this advert, which highlights the options for progression into a specialist role.  

A bit about the role:

We're looking for Nursery Cook to join the team at Spring Harlequin.  This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in a larger or commercial kitchen who's ready to take on a rewarding role preparing nutritious, tasty meals for young children every day.

As our cook, you'll take full ownership of the kitchen working from our set menus to plan, prepare and serve balanced child friendly meals.  You'll manage stock levels, place food orders, and always maintain excellent hygiene and safety standards.  You'll take pride in keeping the kitchen spotless, well organised, and running smoothly.

A bit about the nursery: 

Northumberland Heath  is a family focused nursery, a full day care setting for children aged 6 weeks to five years. Our passionate practitioners put children's learning and development at the heart of everything they do. Children are encouraged to explore, create, and lead their own play using natural resources, with access to free flow play throughout the day.

What you’ll be doing   

In the role of Nursery Cook, you'll be: 

• Planning healthy meals, with staff that are nutritious, varied and tasty, considering the children's dietary and cultural requirements. 

• Taking full responsibility for compliance with all relevant food hygiene and Health & Safety requirements.

• Ensuring that all stock is order and replenished as needed, that food is correctly stored in line with guidance and that stock is rotated and all equipment is kept clean and in good repair.

• Keeping waste to a minimum, ensuring our impact on the environment is as minimal as it can be, and costs are kept low.

• Managing the food budget and taking responsibility for the expenditure and invoicing.

• Always following latest legislation in relation to food and food hygiene and taking part in all necessary and required training as needed. 

What we need from you   

In the role of Nursery Cook, we're ideally looking for someone who has: 

• A basic food hygiene certificate - Level 3 preferred but can be obtained in the role.

• A passion for cooking and following the spring menu and inputting new ideas and recipes into menu updates.

• Excellent organisational skills. 

• Experience in a similar role working in a catering environment.

Contact: If you need support with your application, please contact our Recruitment Team at RecruitmentService@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13176