Nursery Cook

Person Specification

• Excellent communicator

• Excellent organisational ability

• Team working skills

• Effective time management

• Ability to self-motivate

• To have a can do attitude
   

Qualifications and Training

• Level 3 Hygiene

• Current First Aid qualification

• Equal Opportunities

• Health and Safety

• Child Protection

• PC skills

• Be willing to undertake further training when needed 

Experience

• Experience of cooking for children

• 2 years’ experience in a kitchen

• Experience in ordering food

• Experience in planning menus for children

• Record keeping including safe food better business system

• Complete a programme of cleaning and kitchen maintenance

• Awareness and adoption of health and safety awareness

Purpose

• To organise, cook and prepare a healthy balanced diet for children aged 0 to 5 years

Reports to

• Reports directly to the Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager and when need the Group manager and Owners. 

Tasks & Responsibilities

• To be the budget holder for the provision of food and associated goods for the Nursery.

• To be responsible for the purchase of such provisions.

• To be responsible in conjunction with the Manager for planning menus.

• To keep weekly accounts of such expenditure.

• To co-ordinate the preparation and serving of all nursery meals.

• To wash-up crockery and cutlery.

• To be responsible for hygiene and Risk Assessment within the kitchen area.

• To assist and support nursery staff with cooking activities for the children.

• To plan healthy, nutritious balanced child friendly meals.  Using the Eat Better Start Better Guidelines.

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