Role: Nursery Cook

Based: Hackney

Salary: £25,300.60

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours

Our client, a well-respected national children’s charity, whose purpose is to transform the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children, is looking for a Nursery Cook to join their team.

Synopsis of duties:

· To be responsible for daily preparation of cooking nutritious meals & dessert, being able to cook for 70-90 children aged 3 months to 5 years daily.

· Preparation, cooking and baking various food items according to the nursery menus, being able to provide a range of diverse meals to meet with diverse cultural celebrations.

· Prepare and pack meals appropriately for the delivery of food to the other nursery setting.

· Being able to plan a rotating menu following the ‘Healthy Eating’ guidelines.

· Ensure the kitchen is always maintained to the highest possible standard of hygiene maintaining our five stars.

· Being able to assist the kitchen assistant in clearing and washing up after meals, cleaning of all kitchen equipment and all general hygiene of all kitchen areas.

· Knowledge and understanding of food allergies, being able to cook for

· children with various/special dietary needs.

· Being able to work as part of a team.

· To be able to take responsibility for the workload in the kitchen and work without immediate supervision and to use own initiative.

· Responsible for checking stock regularly and placing orders for dried, fresh, and frozen ingredients as required and conducting stock control in accordance with set budget.

· To ensure all faults, breakages, shortages in equipment are all brought to the attention of the centre Manager.

· Maintaining necessary paperwork for the Kitchen.

· Maintain an exceedingly high standard of personal hygiene and personal hygiene practices and to wear uniform provided each day.

· Understanding of working in guidelines of the “Safer food Better Business” Foods Standards Agency

· Be fully conversant with the requirements of food hygiene and food safety legislation, the health and safety at work. Act and fire evacuation procedures.

· To read and comply with all nursery policies.

· To undertake First Aid and other training relevant to the role as required

· To attend staff meetings, supervision sessions and annual appraisals.

Essential Requirements:

· Minimum of one year's experience cooking for a group of children or adults.

· Preparing/cooking nourishing meals.

· Providing for special dietary needs.

· Keeping within a budget.

· Responsibility for a kitchen

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