Kitchen Assistant
Reports to
Early Years Chef / Early Years Manager / Catering Support Manager
Line management
No line management
Role purpose
To assist the Early Years Chef in providing healthy, well balanced and nutritious meals using fresh seasonal ingredients whilst inspiring and supporting others to do so.
Our mission
To provide exceptional early years care in a safe, nurturing and fulfilling environment whilst inspiring children to unlock their full potential through key skills and values which will establish them as gifted citizens of the world.
Our vision
To be a nursery where teaching is fun, and learning is easy.
Our values
We are caring
We are kind, gentle, calm, and welcoming. We respect the children, each other and our environment. We teach the children and are ready to listen and learn from them. We build trusting, supportive, and non-discriminatory relationships in the best interests of the child. We have sensitive, responsive, and expressive interactions between practitioner and children. We celebrate each child’s unique perspective and take children seriously as active and competent members of society.
We are energetic
We play, learn, and laugh together, spending time outdoors and encouraging children to be active, confident, and joyful participants. We provide experiences which inspire creativity and nurture curiosity, enabling children to be independent, resilient, and successful. We grow, cook, and eat together, building skills for a healthy future.
We are innovative
We uphold traditional theories and pedagogies, but constantly review, research, and reflect. We listen to ideas and are ready to embrace them. We are proud to be leaders in progressive childcare.
Your duties
Daily duties
- To be aware of special diets / allergies
- To prepare, cook and present food to the standard required by Snapdragons, with the guidance of the Early Years Chef
- Maintain personal hygiene in the kitchen
- Wear clean, appropriate uniform at all times
- To assist in putting deliveries away
- To carry out cleaning duties, as per cleaning rota, this will include washing up
- To follow the company “Healthy Eating” policy
- To understand the company “Safer Food Better Business” paperwork
- To follow “Food for Life Served Here” standards
- Promote healthy eating
- Respect and maintain confidentiality of all information received
- To carry out any other duties as requested by the Early Years Chef / Manager / Deputy / Catering Support Manager
- To assist the Early Years Chef with food orders and developing new food ideas
- Attend company events, including staff meeting if required
- If deemed competent will manage the kitchen in the absence of the Early Years Chef
What you need
Essential
- Enhanced DBS
- Aged 16 or over
- Ability to engage with colleagues and parents
- A willingness to undertake relevant further training as and when required
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to engage and interact positively with children
- Able to follow instructions and work using own initiative as necessary
- Reliable, responsible, trustworthy and motivated
- Commitment to safeguarding children at all times
Desirable
- Level 2 in Hospitality & Catering (or equivalent)
- Food Hygiene Certificate
- Allergen Training
- Previous employment within a childcare setting / care setting catering for vulnerable people
- Paediatric First Aid Training (12 hours)
- Emergency First Aid at Work (1 Day)
- Foundation Safeguarding Awareness Training