Nursery Assistant Chef

Nursery Assistant Chef

Bright Little Stars Nursery
, Watford

Part Time: 30 hours per week |
Set

Shifts:

9am-3pm |
Monday‑Friday – all year round

£12.23 per hour / £19,078 per annum

We are looking to recruit a Kitchen Assistant to support the full‑time Nursery Chef in preparing and cooking meals for our children, ensuring a high standard of catering following the policies, procedures and legislative guidelines while maintaining our 5 Star Food Hygiene rating.

• Understanding of the importance of health and hygiene
• Experience in a kitchen environment (nursery or school settings desirable)
• Understanding of catering for special diets, allergies and intolerances
• Strong communication skills: written and verbal
• Good timekeeping and organisational skills
• An enthusiastic, flexible, can‑do attitude
• Clear DBS

• Excellent rates of pay with annual review
• 5% Performance Bonus
• Up to 35 days annual leave – 20 days holiday, PLUS up to 3 days paid for Christmas closure, 8 bank holidays, 1 pro‑rota birthday day and 1 bonus day.
• Up to 5 days of Sick Pay (Depending on length of service) starting from year 1.
• Support for higher level qualification with paid study days.
• Internal promotion opportunities.
• Inset days – 2 training days plus 1 planning day. Additional internal and external training sessions throughout the year.
• Free Uniform
• Access to the complementary BLS Wellbeing programme including weekly PT sessions, benefiting the community, cycle to work scheme and employee assistance programme.
• Free wholesome, hot lunches available in the staff room.
• Complimentary team building activities and annual group Christmas ball.
• Employee of the Month prize.
• Increasing staff childcare discount and salary sacrifice for parental staff.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Part‑time
• Job function:
  Management and Manufacturing
• Industry: Child Day Care Services