Barnet – Recruiting for Kitchen Assistant
Part Time- 30 hours per week
Set Shifts 10am-5pm
Monday-Friday – all year round
Salary- up to £20,540 per annum !
Cook Up a Storm with Bright Little Stars in Barnet!
Are you passionate about food and would love to help to create delicious meals that brighten up a child’s day? Join our friendly team as a Kitchen Assistant at Bright Little Stars Nursery in Barnet! If you love working in a fast-paced environment, have an eye for detail, and want to make a real difference in the lives of little ones, this is the role for you. Come be part of a fun, supportive team where every meal is a chance to shine!
We have an exciting opportunity to join a hardworking, friendly Chef in our modern state of the art kitchen ! Our Barnet Nursery are recruiting a Kitchen Assistant working 30 hours per week, Monday – Friday afternoon (10pm – 5pm) all year round (50 weeks a year).
This role involves supporting the full time Nursery Chef to prepare and cook meals for our children, as well as helping to maintain our 5 star Food Hygiene rating.
At Bright Little Stars, we offer a fantastic benefits package including:
- Excellent rates of pay
- Up to 35 days annual leave – 20 days holiday, 8 bank holidays, 1 pro-rata birthday day, 1 bonus day and up to 5 further days with years of service (depending on position)
- Option to carry over up to 5 annual leave days, at the end of each year
- Support for higher level qualifications through the BLS Staff Development Programme with paid study days
- Senior career Enhancement through the BLS Management Training Programme
- Two training days and one planning day onsite during inset days. Additional internal and external training sessions
- Free wholesome, hot lunches available in the staff room
- Free Uniform is provided
- Three complementary team building activities a year!
- Workplace pension with employer contribution of up to 3%
- Employee assistance programme
- Staff childcare discount and salary sacrifice scheme for parental staff
Duties:
- Support chef ensuring that all kitchen equipment is clean and well-maintained .
- Follow food safety protocols to maintain a clean and hygienic kitchen environment.
- To support/assist the Nursery Chef in ensuring a high standard of catering with all food being prepared for the children through following the policies, procedures, legislative guidelines and relevant instructions as set out by the Nursery.
- To complete advanced Food Hygiene Certificate
Requirements of Kitchen Assistant role:
- Good understanding of the importance of health and hygiene
- Experience in a kitchen environment (nursery or school settings desirable)
- Clear DBS
- Understanding of catering for special diets, allergies and intolerances
- Strong communication skills
- Good timekeeping and organisational skills
- An enthusiastic, flexible, can do attitude
- Ability to work quickly but efficiently.
- Ability to work well in a team
If you are passionate about food and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Kitchen Assistant
