Kitchen Assistant - London, United Kingdom - The Learning Experience United Kingdom
Description
Pay Banding £10.50-£11.95 per hour depending on experience and qualification. Part time 30 hours per week
(Please note when Nursery Chef is off there will be a requirement to work full time during this absence period)
Kitchen Assistant
We are The Learning Experience, an Academy of Early Education for children aged 3 months and up with a mission to make a positive difference in the life of our children, their families and the communities we serve.
With over 260 nurseries operating in the US we are excited to be opening our first new state-of-the-art setting in the UK in East Finchley.
Liaises with:
CSSIW Inspectors, Early Years Development Officers, EHO Inspectors, Health &Safety Inspectors, Doctors, Health Visitors, other Childcare Professionals and external agencies.
Main Purpose of the Role:
- Organise, prepare and deliver a healthy, balanced diet for children aged 6 months to 5 years in accordance with the nursery menus and within the allocated budget.
- Work with Nursery Chef to support the operation of the kitchen.
- Take into consideration daily those children who have special dietary requirements and to ensure a suitable alternative is available.
- Ensure high standards of hygiene, health and safety is maintained in the kitchen at all times.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the daytoday running of the kitchen, ensuring compliance with registration and legislative requirements at all times.
- Fully understand and remain abreast of all guidelines and targets for best practice nutrition in Under 5's.
- Responsible for the planning and preparation of food to provide meals in accordance with our nursery menus and food policies.
- Ensure that all individual dietary requirements are catered for in line with parental guidance.
- Maintain necessary kitchen procedures and records in accordance with the Nursery's and Environmental Health policies and processes.
- Liaise with the Nursery Business Manager on the ordering of all necessary food items.
- Undertake any other reasonable catering duties as requested by the Nursery Business Manager.
- Ensure the kitchen and equipment is kept clean at all times including walls, floors and trolleys to transport food following a cleaning schedule. Ensure that all crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils are washed in accordance with food safety guidelines.
- Ensure that all foods are ready at the specified time and correctly served.
- Implement and maintain the company's equal opportunities policy ensuring that children, parents and the staff team are valued and practice is positive and nondiscriminatory.
