Childcare Kitchen Assistant

Located in the heart of Thames Ditton, our beautiful 108 place nursery is part of a private health club. As a not-for-profit organisation, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, supportive, and independent setting, with children's needs at the center of everything we do. We offer an friendly working environment where members and staff alike feel valued and inspired.

 
Responsibilities

Your role at Colets Nursery is to ensure the children receive meals from our catering service according to their dietary needs, prepare healthy snacks, and maintain a clean, tidy, and organised environment for everyone. 

Safeguarding

• Support child wellbeing & support upset children
• Ensure accurate and correct documentation of allergies within the nursery and that the correct information is followed when preparing and giving meals
• Protect children against danger
• Report any safeguarding concerns about a child to the Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Report any staff concerns to the Nursery Management team

 
Food & Hygiene

• Ensure the nutritional needs of the children are met and food safety regulations complied with
• Handling & preparing food according to guidelines
• Receiving and handling daily food deliveries
• Recording temperature checks and other safety checks
• Ensuring environments are kept neat, clean & tidy Follow the kitchen dress code: black trousers, full apron, chef jacket, non-slip shoes, and hair net/chef's hat
  

Cleaning

• Take a lead in ensuring that nursery soaps and paper towels are regularly replenished
• Ensure all windows and glass surfaces around the nursery are clean and mark-free
• Report any major cleaning concerns to the Nursery Manager quickly to avoid delay in attending to them
• Responsible for the nursery laundry
• Sweep hallways and reception areas daily
• Replenish and clean / organise nursery nappy changing areas and toilets 
  

Room Cover

• Occasionally support the rooms to cover team lunch breaks
• Be flexible to support in the rooms when cover is required 
  

Ideal candidate :

• Motivated, friendly, and approachable.
• Proud of delivering high-quality service.
• A can-do attitude with the ability to solve problems under pressure.
• Passionate about making a difference in a not-for-profit environment.

 
Experience in the kitchen is preferred, but not essential as we’ll provide all the training.

References will be required. 

 
Our EXCLUSIVE bundle of company BENEFITS includes:

• Free membership at award-winning Colets Health and Fitness Club (worth over £100 per month)
• Paid lunch break included in your shift
• Ride to work scheme
• Up to 50% off beauty (onsite salons)
• Discounted food & drink from our on-site restaurant
• Childcare discount and many more!

Please note that the job offer is subject to a clear full enhanced DBS check and two successful references.