Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Permanent Part Time 15 hours per week.

Circa £18,187 per annum pro rata.

The Role

A modern nursery for the under 5s, providing an energetic and inclusive environment for children to discover their individuality and confidence before going to school; a safe place for them to freely explore. We can only do this if we have the right Early Years Professionals working for us. That includes a Kitchen Assistant who can help provide the children with a healthy and happy environment. Being part of the nursery team, you will adhere to our Healthy eating menus, oversee, plan,order and prepare meals for service users, ensuring that hygiene standards are met.

You will make a difference by

-Planning exciting meals, that are nutritious, varied and tasty, taking into account the children's dietary and cultural requirements.

-Taking full responsibility for compliance with all relevant food hygiene and Health & Safety requirements.

-Ensuring that all stock is order and replenished as needed, that food is correctly stored in line with guidance and that stock is rotated and all equipment is kept clean and in good repair.

-Keeping waste to a minimum, ensuring our impact on the environment is as minimal as it can be.

-Managing the food budget and taking responsibility for the expenditure and invoicing.

-Always following latest legislation in relation to food and food hygiene, and taking part in all necessary and required training as needed.

-Being passionate about food and offering the best meals possible to our children.

What you will need

-A Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or a willingness to achieve.

-Experience of meal planning and stock control.

-Desirable: Experience of working in an Early Years childcare setting or a setting working with children aged 0-5 years in a food preparation capacity.

The way we work

We are proud to be part of Action for Children, a national children's charity and our success in Spring makes a difference. With over 150 years of experience in caring for children and young people, award winning Spring Nurseries developed its brand approach in 2016 to be modern, high quality and unmatched in terms of knowledge and learning opportunities for children under five years. Supporting children to learn, have fun and make friends in the brightest, engaging settings across England, Scotland and Wales.

Rewards

Because we believe in our people, and recognise their efforts for children, we give a little extra to say thank you. Find out about our comprehensive range of benefits here.

Making the difference

We believe all children deserve the best early start in life. It is our mission to be the best provider of outstanding quality early education to children throughout the UK, that is accessible to all.
We are a new, fresh network of nurseries created to provide an alternative option for parents and families, seeking high quality early education and childcare, at an affordable price - and we dare to be different.

For more information, please contact Anne Marie Wilson on 07507144873 or email

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Spring Nurseries is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.