Nursery Kitchen Assistant

Job Title and Summary

Join Childbase Partnership and help launch something extraordinary.

Role: Kitchen Assistant

Location: NEW Linmere Day Nursery Hockcliffe LU5

Contract: Permanent 37.5 hours/week 52 weeks/year

Working pattern: Varied shifts Monday-Friday between 07:30-18:30

Salary: £25,096.50 per annum (pro rate) £12.87 per hour

Job Overview

Be part of a brand new beginning. This isn't just another Kitchen Assistant role. It's an opportunity to become one of the founding members of a brand new Childbase Partnership nursery, helping create an exceptional environment for children, families and colleagues from the very first day. Working alongside our Nursery Cook, you'll help prepare fresh, nutritious meals for our very first children, ensuring every mealtime is safe, enjoyable and supports healthy development.

From helping establish our kitchen routines to creating a welcoming dining experience, you'll play an important role in shaping this exciting new nursery from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Work alongside our Nursery Cook to prepare fresh, nutritious meals for our very first children, ensuring every mealtime is safe, enjoyable and supports healthy development.
• Help establish kitchen routines and create a welcoming dining experience.
• Assist with food preparation, stock management and the smooth running of the kitchen.
• Take responsibility for meal preparation and cooking when the Nursery Cook is away.
• Ensure safeguarding and every child's dietary needs, health and wellbeing are always at the heart of what you do.

Desired Qualifications and Experience

• Experience working in a professional kitchen or catering environment, helping prepare meals using fresh ingredients.
• Knowledge of Food Hygiene, COSHH, allergens and safe manual handling practices.
• Excellent attention to detail, helping maintain our exceptional five star kitchen hygiene standards.
• Positive, flexible approach, supporting the Nursery Cook with food preparation, stock management and the smooth running of the kitchen.
• The confidence to take responsibility for meal preparation and cooking when the Nursery Cook is away.
• A genuine commitment to safeguarding and ensuring every child's dietary needs, health and wellbeing are always at the heart of what you do.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave - 23 days' annual leave (pro rate), rising to 28 days with service, plus paid bank holidays.
• Work life balance - Earn up to 20 additional paid Partnership Reward Days every year. Take them as leave or sell them back tax free.
• Childcare discount - 75% discount on childcare (or 40% grandparent discount) from your very first day.
• Exclusive partner benefits - Long service rewards, qualification bonuses and discounts with leading retailers.
• Wellbeing support - Free meals, mental health support, occupational health, eye care vouchers, flu vaccinations and a free will writing service.
• Career development - Access to apprenticeships, online learning and ongoing development through our award winning Training Academy, EduBase.
• Employees are partners with a genuine voice in our success, sharing in an annual tax free Partnership dividend.

About the Employer

Childbase Partnership is employee owned - Every colleague is a Partner with a genuine voice in our success and when we do well, everyone shares in an annual tax free Partnership dividend. Proudly ranked Number1 in the Nursery World league tables for our Ofsted outcomes. We are community focused, having raised more than £3.5million for charity, and are committed to a greener future - every nursery holds a Green Flag Award and is powered by 100% renewable electricity.

Inclusive Employment

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are committed to FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) and will make any reasonable adjustments needed throughout the recruitment process. Applicants must live within a commutable distance of the nursery and have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Safer recruitment is central to everything we do. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and all appropriate pre employment checks.