Nursery Cook Job Description
OBJECTIVE OF POST
To plan, prepare and cook nutritious and balanced food to meet the needs of all children, ensuring that all legal, safety, and individual requirements are met.
Key Responsibilities
1. To provide fresh, nutritious and well-presented meals, suitable for children and babies under the age of five, according to the current menus.
2. To always maintain a high standard of hygiene and to follow infection/cross-contamination control procedures.
3. To constantly be aware of Special Dietary Needs - referring to food allergies, food intolerances, cultural needs, vegetarian requirements, and any other, according to the Special Dietary Needs form in the kitchen.
4. To be aware of and carry out duties in connection with Health and Safety at work (e.g., Risk Assessments, COSHH, RIDDOR, etc.) and to update and manage the Safer Food, Better Business file daily.
5. To be familiar with procedures carried out in case of an accident/fire.
6. To follow standard food hygiene procedures (e.g., food temperature checks and monitoring; recording this daily).
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To prepare a nutritious cooked lunch/tea in line with the current menu, ensuring all children’s needs are met and to include suitable puréed food for babies.
2. To support staff with preparing am/pm snacks.
3. To ensure a small supply of suitable frozen meals are always available in the freezer, for emergency use.
4. To ensure all areas of the kitchen are hygienically maintained, in accordance with Health & Safety Regulations.
5. To ensure that equipment and materials (including the dishwasher, microwave, oven, fridges, and freezers) are cleaned, and everything is cleared away, leaving the kitchen neat and tidy at the end of the day in line with the daily and weekly cleaning checklist.
6. To ensure that equipment is maintained in good order and that any faulty or potentially dangerous equipment is immediately removed and reported to the Nursery Management Team.
7. To ensure stocks in the dry store are rotated daily and stock is monitored and maintained through the weekly shopping order.
8. To defrost fridges and freezers regularly to maintain efficiency.
9. To promote healthy eating to children and staff through interacting over mealtimes.
10. To always have a ready supply of kitchen utensils/resources for staff to use with the children.
Job Types: Part-time, Temp to perm
Pay: £11.44 per hour
Expected hours: 22.5 per week
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
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