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 Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency