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About the Role
Join our caring, welcoming and supportive team at Monkey Puzzle Ealing. Our vision is to inspire change through excellence in childcare, creating a positive impact for generations to come. For over 20 years we have been providing children the highest quality of care with unlimited opportunities to grow, learn and develop in our safe and secure environments.
Responsibilities
- Follow required menus and design dishes in reference to Monkey Puzzle’s food and drink policy under the guidance of the Nursery Chef.
- Ensure all production, service, and presentation of food meet company standards under the guidance of the Nursery Chef.
- Partially responsible for catering budgets, kitchen health and safety, supplies purchasing, observance of dietary requirements, and catering training under the guidance of the Nursery Chef.
- Work well within a team.
- Maintain a positive attitude with children, parents, colleagues, and visitors.
- Be creative, inspire learning, and be proficient in planning and organizing.
- Demonstrate a willingness to learn.
Requirements
- Experience in the hospitality industry.
- Food and Hygiene safety certification Level 2.
- Experience in planning a nutritionally balanced menu.
- Experience of supporting children within a nursery setting.
- Specific allergen management training/experience.
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) certified.
- Achieved and maintained a 5* EHO rating at a previous role.
- Food standards qualifications such as Food hygiene certification or Culinary Skills NVQ.
- Passion for cooking, friendly, enthusiastic, and able to have fun.
- Ability to follow the required menus and design dishes in reference to Monkey Puzzle’s food and drink policy under the guidance of the Nursery Chef.
- Ability to ensure that all production, service and presentation of food is to the company’s standard under the guidance of the Nursery Chef.
- Ability to be partially responsible for the catering budgets, kitchen health and safety, supplies purchasing, observance of dietary requirements, catering training and more under the guidance of the Nursery Chef.
- Ability to work well within a team.
- Ability to maintain a positive attitude with children, parents, colleagues and visitors.
- Ability to be creative and inspire learning as well as great at planning and organising.
- Willingness to learn.
Skills
- Hospitality industry experience
- Food and Hygiene safety certification Level 2
- Menu planning
- Nutritionally balanced menu planning
- Supporting children in a nursery setting
- Allergen management
- HACCP certification
- 5* EHO rating achievement
- Food standards qualifications
- Food hygiene certification
- Culinary Skills NVQ
- Cooking passion
- Friendliness
- Enthusiasm
- Ability to have fun
- Teamwork
- Positive attitude
- Creativity
- Learning inspiration
- Planning
- Organizing
Location
- Monkey Puzzle Ealing
Work Type
- Full Time
Experience Level
- Dependent on qualification(s) and experience
Education Level
- Food and Hygiene safety certification Level 2
- Food standards qualifications
- Food hygiene certification
- Culinary Skills NVQ
Salary/Compensations
- £12.21 / hour
Benefits
- Length of Service Recognition with vouchers
- Competitive Salaries reviewed throughout the year
- Enhanced Maternity Pay after 2 years’ service
- Medicash cover for dental, optical, doctor consultations, therapies, prescriptions, and mental health support
- YuLife Group Life Assurance policy and app access
- Refer a Friend rewards
- Flexible Working options
- Social Events including Christmas parties
About the Company
- Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to Keeping children safe.
- Our vision is to inspire change through excellence in childcare, creating a positive impact for generations to come.
- For over 20 years we have been providing children the highest quality of care with unlimited opportunities to grow, learn and develop in our safe and secure environments.
Equal Opportunity
- Appropriate level of criminal record Disclosure and Barred check to be undertaken.
- All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
- Certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected' and not subject to disclosure.
- Candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions.
- Further information about criminal history may be requested during the recruitment process.
- Self-disclosure information will be checked against Disclosure & Barring Service information before employment commences.