Job description
Kitchen assistant - £17498 salary working 25 hours per week Monday to Friday, 11am-4pm
Benefits of working with us at Nursery Village:-
- 7 weeks holiday including Xmas closure
- Company sick pay
- Compassionate/dependency leave
- Pension contributions up to 9%
- Staff bonus and rewards scheme
- Stream, get power over your pay when you need it
We are celebrating our commitment to the Real Living Wage as one of the only accredited childcare providers in the South West.
As our Kitchen assistant you will be responsible for the day to day running of our kitchen, serving meals which are prepared externally, ensuring all dietary needs are met and adhered to. You will support the rooms where needed at lunchtime, providing support to the staff and children. Following tea time you will support the rooms by clearing and cleaning away, after the children have eaten. This role also involves ensuring the nursery washing is completed daily and kitchen and laundry area are kept tidy and organised.
- Experience of working in a nursery environment or similar
- Ability to work as a member of a team and organise own workload
Qualifications
Desirable
- food hygiene certificate
- Paediatric first aid certificate
Competencies
- Ability to adhere to polices and procedures
- Ability to work as a team member and organise own workload
- Understanding the importance of good hygiene practise
Experience
Essential
Experience of working in a nursery environment or similar
Desirable
Experience of working with children under 5
Safer recruitment at Nursery Village
Nursery Village is fully committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and this is paramount in our safer recruitment policy. This role includes supervision and care of children and is considered a 'regulated activity'.
For successful candidates, all offers of employment will be conditional, subject to the following.
- An enhanced DBS
- 2 satisfactory references must be obtained, including a reference from your most recent employer
- verification of identity
- verification of right to work in the UK
- If you have lived or worked outside the UK, an overseas enhanced DBS check