Nursery Kitchen Assistant

Chepstow

This is a Permanent, Part Time vacancy.

The Vacancy

Dean Close Little Trees St Arvans Nursery are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our team in Chepstow.

Are you passionate about food?
Can you spread the joy?
Don't be afraid to take whisks, join our friendly team
Don't go baking my heart, apply today!

You will be required to collect the prepared healthy and nutritious lunch meals from the chef in Dean Close St Johns School and transport the food to the Nursery where you will be responsible for serving the food to our children.

You will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness in the Nursery kitchen and other food preparation areas.

You will help to manage and maintain stocks of kitchen consumables and food provisions in line with nursery requirements.

To ensure the highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the nursery in accordance with Environmental Health Procedures.

You must have a clean driving licence and use of your own insured vehicle in order to collect the hot boxes in the morning, and then drop the boxes back to school at the end of the day.

Working hours would be to start for 11am at the School, collecting the food, travel to the Nursery to serve and clear up after lunch, prepare tea for the afternoon, travel back to the School for 3pm finish to drop the hot boxes back off.

What we can Offer you?

Working hours 11-3pm Monday-Friday.

Competitive salary; Now £11.64 per hour

Mileage expenses to be paid for mileage between School-Nursery, Nursery-School

Enhanced Holiday entitlement - extra 2 days holiday per year for the 1st two years, increasing to an extra 5 days holiday after 2 years service, in addition to statutory holiday entitlement, pro rata

Paycare - a cash free private health care benefit including retail discounts

GP in your pocket - access to a GP 24 hours a day including wellbeing support.

Training inset days

Personalised professional development opportunities bespoke to you using our career pathway programme

Free uniform and a free daily lunch

Cash Bonus for long service awards starting from 5 years +

Wellbeing support

Dean Close Nurseries Limited are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All positions will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The Foundation

Dean Close Foundation is a growing, vibrant and diverse family of independent schools and nurseries, uniting around a shared vision and set of values. These spring from the origins of Dean Close School, which was founded in 1886 in memory of Dean Francis Close, Rector of Cheltenham and educational philanthropist. The Christian ethos of that original school continues today where the aim is that every child should be given the opportunities to flourish, underpinned by its core values of courage, contribution and love which are the guiding principles behind its educational vision. The Foundation currently has five schools and six nurseries within its group, creating a strong community that can share best practice, resources and a secure future.

Dean Close Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Salary: £11.64 per hour & mileage expenses

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