Nursery Chef

2026-08-22T00:00:00

Luton

Bedfordshire

GB

LU1 2

Any

2026-09-19T04:02:27.25

Nursery Chef Salary: £13.46 per hour

Hours: 25 hours per week, 9.00am-2.00pm Monday- Friday

Acre Wood Day Nursery is on the lookout for a committed and enthusiastic Kitchen Chef to become a part of the kitchen team. The ideal candidate will support in preparing nutritious meals for children and will gain valuable experience in food preparation, kitchen operations, and hygiene standards.

We are currently seeking a Nursery Chef to join our team. This full-time role offers 25 hours per week, with flexible shift patterns between 9:00 AM and 14:00 PM. Please note that this is a full-year position, as the nursery operates year-round, and is not term-time only.

As Nursery Chef, you will:

Keep the kitchen a clean and safe environment, adhering to internal and external requirements; complete the Kitchen Hygiene Checklist each month, and ensure that the Cleaning Schedule is complete and adhered to, being regularly updated and displayed prominently in the kitchen

Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and kitchen

The nursery staff will tell you each day of the numbers to cater for; prepare and cook enough age-appropriate food (cooked as near to the point of service as possible) for all the children on a daily basis, with minimum wastage

Take responsibility to make sure all dietary requirements are catered for and clearly communicated to the teams

Ensure that dietary requirements and personal care routines are adhered to at all times, including the robust measures around the Red, Amber and Green plate procedures

Work in co-operation and partnership with the Nursery team and parents to encourage a healthy and nutritious diet

Ensure that budgetary requirements are met through careful planning of all food orders

Requirements

Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of managing different dietary requirements around food allergies - essential

Sound Knowledge of COSHH - essential

Able to work to a catering budget, in a manner that avoids fluctuating standards of food service - essential

Experience and qualified to the appropriate level in any role which involves cooking in domestic or commercial property - essential

Fluent in written and spoken English at GCSE grade C (or equivalent) - essential

Experienced and passionate about any role that involves cooking for young children - desirable

Benefits

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Annual leave: 24 days' holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday

Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members

Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline

Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth

Pension: Company pension scheme

Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts

Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme

Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support

Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Acre wood Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.

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Nursery Chef Salary: £13.46 per hour Hours: 25 hours per week, 9.00am-2.00pm Monday- Friday Acre Wood Day Nursery is on the lookout for a committed and enthusiastic Kitchen Chef to become apart of the kitchen team. The ideal candidate will support in preparing nutritious meals for children and will gain valuable experience in food preparation, kitchen operations, and hygiene standards. We are currently seeking a Nursery Chef to join our team. This full-time role offers 25 hours per week, with flexible shift patterns between 9:00 AM and 14:00 PM. Please note that this is a full-year position, as the nursery operates year-round, and is not term-time only. As Nursery Chef, you will: Keep the kitchen a clean and safe environment, adhering to internal and external requirements; complete the Kitchen Hygiene Checklist each month, and ensure that the Cleaning Schedule is complete and adhered to, being regularly updated and displayed prominently in the kitchen Ensure the highest levels of
cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and kitchen The nursery staff will tell you each day of the numbers to cater for; prepare and cook enough age-appropriate food (cooked as near to the point of service as possible) for all the children on a daily basis, with minimum wastage Take responsibility to make sure all dietary requirements are catered for and clearly communicated to the teams Ensure that dietary requirements and personal care routines are adhered to at all times, including the robust measures around the Red, Amber and Green plate procedures Work in co-operation and partnership with the Nursery team and parents to encourage a healthy and nutritious diet Ensure that budgetary requirements are met through careful planning of all food orders Requirements Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of managing different dietary requirements around food allergies - essential Sound Knowledge of COSHH - essential Able to work to a catering budget, in a manner that avoids fluctuating
standards of food service - essential Experience and qualified to the appropriate level in any role which involves cooking in domestic or commercial property - essential Fluent in written and spoken English at GCSE grade C (or equivalent) - essential Experienced and passionate about any role that involves cooking for young children - desirable BenefitsWhy Join Us? At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: · Annual leave: 24 days' holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday · Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members · Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline · Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth · Pension: Company pension scheme · Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts · Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme · Health and
wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support · Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty. Acre wood Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or
national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.

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