Job Description

Can you be our Nutrition Champion? Are you the butter to our bread? Are you the cheese to our cake?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nursery Kitchen Assistant to come and join our Explorers Day Nursery setting in Nursling, Southampton. The successful candidate will work alongside our very experienced Nursery Cook and will be responsible to:

Assist to prepare and cook healthy, nutritious meals for all children within the setting to the highest of quality and standard. Support to organise and take ownership of the kitchen, ensuring a smooth running each day. Ensure that all children within the setting, regardless of dietary requirements and needs, receive meals and snacks that are healthy, well balanced, and nutritious. Ensure that all Health & Safety regulations and legislation is strictly adhered to within the Company, including safer food, better business.
The hours for the position are 17.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, all year round. The working pattern is 12.30pm - 4pm each day.

Our staff and children live by our values of:

- Enthusiasm

- Professionalism

- Achievement

- Belonging

- Recognition

Benefits

In order to recognise and reward the exceptional work that our staff members do every day, the Company benefits include (but are not limited to):

Free on-site parking. 30% Childcare discount, increasing to 50% after two years continuous service. Enhanced holiday entitlement increasing with long service. Paid Bank Holidays and paid annual 'shut down' over the festive period. Wellbeing support available to all staff from 2 internal qualified Mental Health First Aiders. Access to free 24/7 confidential counselling helpline. Annual pay reviews as well as an additional increase for staff members with 2 years' service. Regular staff social events and team building. Workplace pension. Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme. Staff uniform provided, including a lightweight summer top alternative for the warmer months. Staff room refreshments including tea, coffee, squash, and sweet treats! Discounted hot lunch available to purchase made by our in-house Nursery Cook. Easter and Christmas chocolate treats for all staff members! Brilliant progression opportunities. Support from the Company to gain further qualifications or training.
To find out more about our company please visit www.littleshipmates.com.

If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role, please give our Head Office a call on 02380 840527 where our HR Manager would love to speak with you.

An enhanced DBS check & references will need to be sourced and need to meet our requirements for those successful at the interview stage.

Explorers Day Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Due to the nature of working in early years, with young children, an enhanced DBS check will be required before commencement of employment. This post will be exempt from the provision of Section 4.2, of The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so when making your application it is required that you disclose whether there are any pending charges, convictions, bind overs or cautions, and if so, for which offence. In addition, applications are not entitled to withhold information about conviction which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provision of the act. Failure to disclose any of the above may result in terminating the offer of employment, or dismissal/disciplinary action.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 12.58 per hour

Schedule:

Monday to Friday No weekends
Application question(s):

Do you have experience in catering for large numbers/quantities? Do you have any catering experience? If yes, please detail.
Experience:

Catering: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person