RAFAKidz Wyton Nursery Cook

RAFAKidz Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare organization based in Leicester seeks a Cook to prepare nutritious meals for children. The role requires a food safety qualification and involves ensuring high hygiene standards in the kitchen. Successful candidates will need stamina, patience, and creativity to enhance mealtimes. Apply through the website before the closing date.

Benefits

Subsidised childcare to all permanent staff

Refer a Friend Bonus

Onsite Gyms at set locations

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and preparing nutritious meals.
• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and safety regulations.
• Ability to cater for individual dietary needs.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and serve balanced meals for children.
• Ensure kitchen hygiene and cleanliness as per regulations.
• Manage kitchen stock and adhere to food storage practices.

Skills

Stamina

Patience

Creativity

Knowledge of dietary requirements

Education

Food safety qualification

Job description

A food safety qualification is essential for this role

We offer

• Subsidised childcare to all permanent staff
• Refer a Friend Bonus
• Onsite Gyms at set locations
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Just like our children, our waiting lists are growing! In each of our 21 settings we create experiences that are special, unique and child focused. Our staff are specially selected for their loving and caring nature, as well as their expertise. The needs of military families are unique, and at RAFAKidz we take extra care to make sure those needs are met. For every child that comes through the doors of RAFAKidz, no matter their ability, background or circumstances you couldprovide experiences and opportunities that will help them be confident and reach their potential.

About the role

As our Cook, you will have lots of stamina, patience, creativityand imagination withan abundanceof great ideas to enhancemealtimes.The key responsibilities of the role include theplanning, preparation and serving of age appropriate,nutritiousandwell-balancedmeals and snacks catering for the children’s individualdietaryrequirementsand food allergies. You will be responsible for the ordering, control, storage and rotation of kitchen stock and ensuring that you and Kitchen Assistantsensure hygiene andcleanlinesswithin the kitchen is of the highest standard in accordance withEnvironmentalHealthrequirementsand legislation.A qualification in food hygiene is an essential requirement along withexcellent knowledge of current legislations in Environmental Health and Food Standards Agency.

This post requires a satisfactory, enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check on appointment and every three years thereafter.As part of our inclusive culture, we encourage applications across all cultural backgrounds, genders and abilities

Apply via our website www.rafakidz.org.uk Closing date Wednesday 3 Decemberhowever interviews are ongoing so please do not delay in applying as we may close this job advert early