Job Description

Nursery: Children 1st Hathern Nursery School

126 Loughborough Rd, Hathern, Loughborough LE12 5JB

Hours: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am-2pm Maternity Cover

Salary:

From 12.50



Hello, I'm Kadie, the Nursery Manager at Hathern.


Together with my team, we feel privileged to be part of the children's early years journey, providing a nurturing environment where every child can thrive. Our home-from-home spaces are thoughtfully filled with natural resources, creating the perfect setting for children to explore, discover, and grow.


We're also proud of our strong connection with our sister nursery in Shepshed, which fosters shared learning opportunities and close community ties--enriching the experience for both children and families.

Who & What is Storal?

It's our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Hathern. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that's pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

About you

You are a dedicated, Level 2 Food and Hygiene qualified cook with a solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH and you're looking for a new role in a fun, friendly team, where you can thrive and make the most of your culinary skills.

What you'll be doing

As a Nursery Chef/Cook, you will be working closely with the Nursery Cook, you'll assist in preparing nutritious, freshly made meals while maintaining the highest standards of safety and hygiene in the nursery kitchen at all times. Your flexibility and reliability will ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen.

Day to day you will find yourself;

Catering for children with specific dietary needs Working to an extremely high level when it comes to the relevant Food and Hygiene, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health-Food Safety, Health and Safety and Ofsted guidelines and regulations Ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating eating experiences Maintaining stock levels and ensuring stock rotation Following COSHH and other relevant guidelines Deputising for the permanent Nursery Cook in all absences with the expectation of deputising full time when this is required

What you'll need

Level 2 Food and Hygiene Experience in a commercial kitchen as an assistant cook/chef or something very similar Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH

What you'll get

- Family Friendly Benefits- enhanced parents leave including maternity, paternity & adoption & Childcare Discount at 50% off all fees


-Financial Perks- emergency cash access to your pay before pay date, free financial coaching

Social Perks - online community for peer-to-peer socializing eg. book club, pets club, pinecones club & continuous professional development accessible to you at anytime


Plus, many more.


We care about our people.


Curious to know more?


We'd love to tell you more about what makes Hathern so special.


Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.