Nursery Cook

  • Job Reference: 01799687-1
  • Date Posted: 18 April 2024
  • Employer: RAF Association
  • Location: RAFAKidz Nursery
  • Salary: £11.50 to £12.00 Per Hour
  • Sector: Charity, Childcare & Early Years
  • Job Type: Full Time
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Job Description

Nursery Cook  

Subsidised childcare for staff 

RAFAKidz, RAF High Wycombe HP14 4UE 

£11.50 - £12 per hour 30 hours per week 

9am – 3pm Monday to Friday 

About us   

All children are special but at RAFAKidz we believe our children are extra special. RAFAKidz is one of the chosen providers of nursery services to the RAF (Royal Air Force). Our nursery at RAF High Wycombe is one of 14 settings in the RAFAKidz family. The nursery itself has around 45 children with spaces in continued demand, supported by a team of circa 12 employees.  

About you 

You will have lots of stamina, patience, creativity and imagination with an abundance of great ideas to enhance mealtimes. Ideally you will have previous experience within a busy catering environment. The key responsibilities of the role include the planning, preparation and serving of age appropriate, nutritious and well-balanced meals and snacks catering for the children’s individual dietary requirements and food allergies. You will be responsible for the ordering, control, storage and rotation of kitchen stock and ensuring that you and Kitchen Assistants ensure hygiene and cleanliness within the kitchen is of the highest standard in accordance with Environmental Health requirements and legislation. A minimum NVQ Level 2 in food hygiene is an essential requirement for this position (we will provide training to achieve Level 3) along with excellent knowledge of current legislations in Environmental Health and Food Standards Agency  

To Apply   

Please do review the complete job description for the full overview of requirements, but if you’re looking for a real opportunity to be part of our growth journey and help us specifically support our valued RAF community, please do apply. We would welcome an informal chat or show around. If this is of interest, please feel free to call Shamila Akhtar, our Nursery Manager, on 01494 413555 

  This post requires a satisfactory, enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check on appointment and every three years thereafter.   

  A full role profile is available to download on our website www.rafakidz.org.uk   

To apply, please send your CV and supporting cover letter to jobs@rafakidz.org.uk  

Closing date Tuesday 7 May 

Applicants who meet the criteria may be offered an interview ahead of the closing date so please do not delay in submitting your application, we would love to hear from you!