Grantham Nursery Kitchen Assistant

Storal Learning Ltd; Grantham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading nursery group in Grantham is seeking a part-time Kitchen Assistant to support the Nursery Cook. This role involves preparing nutritious meals, maintaining hygiene standards, and ensuring children's dietary needs are met. Ideal candidates will have Level 2 Food and Hygiene, experience in a commercial kitchen, and a solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations. Enjoy generous benefits including childcare discounts and health wellness programs in a nurturing team environment.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus

50% childcare discount

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Wellness day off

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial kitchen as an assistant cook/chef or similar role.
• Understanding of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing nutritious meals and maintain kitchen hygiene.
• Cater for children with specific dietary needs.
• Deputise for the Cook in their absence.

Skills

Level 2 Food and Hygiene

Commercial kitchen experience

Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations

Job description

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Nursery: Grantham Nursery School, 100 Trent Road, Grantham, NG31 7XQ

Hours: Monday - Friday, part time, 20 hours per week, 1pm - 5pm

£12.21 per hour

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more

Hello, I’m Paula, the Nursery Manager at Grantham.

With over 30 years of experience in early years—including 7 years as a nursery manager—I lead a passionate and dedicated team committed to providing the very best play and learning experiences for our children.

Our expansive outdoor spaces offer endless opportunities for exploration, play, and hands‑on learning, making every day an exciting adventure. From our calming baby room to our enriched toddler areas and stimulating preschool classroom, every space is thoughtfully designed to inspire curiosity and prepare children for school.

Our friendly and inviting rooms are filled with a wide variety of resources, creating a cozy and engaging atmosphere where children feel safe, happy, and truly valued.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Grantham. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

About you

You have a solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH and you're looking for a new role in a fun, friendly team, where you can thrive and make the most of your culinary skills.

What you'll be doing

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will be working closely with the Nursery Cook, you’ll assist in preparing nutritious, freshly made meals while maintaining the highest standards of safety and hygiene in the nursery kitchen at all times. Your flexibility and reliability will ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen.

Day to day you will find yourself;

• Catering for children with specific dietary needs
• Working to an extremely high level when it comes to the relevant Food and Hygiene, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health‑Food Safety, Health and Safety and Ofsted guidelines and regulations
• Ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating eating experiences
• Maintaining stock levels and ensuring stock rotation
• Following COSHH and other relevant guidelines
• Deputising for the Cook in all absences with the expectation of deputising full time when this is required

What you'll need

• Level 2 Food and Hygiene
• Experience in a commercial kitchen as an assistant cook/chef or something very similar
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH

Why work for us:

For you – We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters – Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness – Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development – Investing in your future Micro‑learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community – Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service

We partner with world‑leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Grantham so special.

Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.