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About the Role
As an Area Nursery Chef, you will support multiple nursery kitchens, ensuring children receive freshly prepared, balanced meals. You will also coach and mentor kitchen teams, maintain high standards of food quality, hygiene, and safety, and provide kitchen cover during absences.
Responsibilities
- Prepare fresh, nutritious, and balanced meals for children and staff.
- Ensure all meals meet dietary, allergy, and nutritional requirements.
- Provide kitchen cover across multiple settings.
- Train and support Nursery Chefs and Kitchen Assistants.
- Carry out kitchen audits and promote excellent food hygiene and safety standards.
- Support stock control, ordering, and reducing food waste.
- Work alongside the Food Development Chef to ensure menus are delivered consistently.
- Build positive relationships with nursery teams and support continuous improvement across all kitchens.
- Help maintain accurate food safety and compliance records.
Requirements
- Experienced in catering; childcare setting experience is ideal but not essential.
- Knowledgeable about children's nutrition and dietary requirements.
- Qualified Level 2 or 3 Food Hygiene Certificate.
- Trained in Allergan awareness.
- Organised, reliable, and able to manage busy kitchen environments.
- A positive team player who enjoys working alongside others.
- Passionate about creating high-quality meals and maintaining excellent kitchen standards.
- Cares about the impact food has on children's health and happiness.
- Successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and provide proof of identity.
Skills
- Food preparation
- Dietary and nutritional planning
- Kitchen management
- Team training and mentoring
- Food safety and hygiene
- Stock control and ordering
- Waste reduction
- Menu consistency
- Relationship building
- Compliance record keeping
Location
- Bromley
Work Type
- Monday-Friday
- 8:00am - 5:00pm
Experience Level
- Experienced chef
Education Level
- Level 2 or 3 Food Hygiene Certificate
Salary/Compensations
- Upto £39,000 per year
- Potential for bonuses
- Performance-related Bonuses
- £500 Referral Bonus
Benefits
- 20 days annual leave (increasing by 1 day for every year of service, up to 25 days) plus bank holidays
- BUPA Wellbeing Support
- Summer BBQs, Christmas celebrations and company events
- Recognition and reward through the Fennies Club Long Service Awards
- Full Training
- Support and mentoring from Catering Manager
- Personalised development plans
About the Company
- Fennies is family-owned and family-run, guiding their culture, decision-making, and team environment.
- They are committed to creating exceptional places to work and learn through a supportive culture and high-quality environments.
- Their People Promise inspires an ambitious, passionate, and supportive culture.
Equal Opportunity
- Fennies celebrates diversity and believes inclusive teams create stronger learning environments.
- They welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
- Fennies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.