Head Chef

Nursery Head Chef Working time pattern: 40 hours/week (7:15-16:15 - 5 days per week) Salary Range: £25,600 – 26,300 Do you shine when being a part of children’s learning and development, making a difference by helping to create a fun and nurturing environment. If so, read on……. We are EDG Nursery. Staffed by a dedicated and professionally qualified team. We have a thorough knowledge both of child development and care for our children. We thrive on working as a team to ensure our children have the very best we have to offer their educational journey. We pride ourselves on being a multicultural setting with a mutual passion for the Reggio Emilia Approach, derived from Northern Italy and world renowned for its progressive philosophy for building an education system fit for children. As a nursery, we believe in working together, having positive and professional relationships with colleagues, children and their parents. It is important for us to have a strong team in place, therefore we look for the following qualities; * Passionate * Someone who delivers high quality practice * Provides a stimulating and enabling environment * Open-minded * Professional Want to join our team? If you are passionate about creating exceptional culinary experiences, have strong leadership abilities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join our team as the Head Chef and contribute to our continued success! Main Duties and responsibilities * To prepare and cook nutritionally balanced meals appropriate for under-fives in accordance with the nursery’s nutritional guidance for the under-fives. * Prepare all food in accordance with current allergy control policy. * To contribute ideas to menu planning ensuring the children receive a healthy nutritionally balanced, multi-cultural diet. * To maintain a safe, clean and healthy kitchen environment. * To regulate kitchen stock control and collate food purchasing orders as appropriate. * To maintain accurate records regarding temperature controls etc. * To meet health and safety and environmental health requirements at all times. * To liaise with nursery staff regarding children’s specific dietary requirements. * To attend any training events or staff/team meetings as identified by the Nursery Managers. * To ensure adherence to nursery’s code of practice on confidentiality. * To follow HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control points) guidelines when working with food. * To ensure that all cooked food reaches the required temperature prior to service. * Train kitchen assistant to enable full running of kitchen in your absence. *Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added. What we offer: * We want you to love working for us – refer a friend to work with us too and you’ll receive up to £300! * 28 days paid holiday (including bank holidays and Christmas closure) * Paid training x2 days per year. * Free accredited online training working with Noodle now * Termly staff rewards: Gym membership, Shopping vouchers, Spa Treatments, and more * Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice from housing/land lord issues, debt management and bereavement. This service is also available to your partner and children who live with you. * Free Paediatric First Aid training through accredited provider. * Annual team building day + dinner funded by the nursery. * Annual Christmas dinner funded by the nursery