Cherubs Nurseries
Commis Nursery Chef - Ravenshead
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Commis Nursery Chef - Ravenshead
Nursery Chef – 30 Hours Per Week (Ravenshead, Nottingham)
Love cooking and making a difference? Your food could be the highlight of their day. As our Nursery Chef, you’ll be serving up nutritious meals and warm smiles—fuelling little bodies and minds for a day full of learning and play.
About the Role
Established in 1993, Cherubs Nurseries is a family-run business passionate about giving every child the confidence, skills, and experiences they need to thrive. Our work centre on Community Life, aiming to strengthen the places we serve—whether through fundraising events, sustainability initiatives, or light-up hardware make.
Diversity is at our core. From babies to school readiness, we believe early experiences shape lifelong opportunities. That’s why we actively champion a mixed-gender workforce in early years and support initiatives like MITEY.
Your Impact as our Cheff:
- Prepare and cook healthy meals for children and staff
- Engage in hands-on cooking with toddlers and parents to promote nutritious living.
- Lead quality practices across our nursery’s food service.
- Maintain immaculate kitchen hygiene and safety standards.
- Collaborate with the nursery’s charitable projects.
Location: Cherubs Longdale, Nottinghamshire
A modern, 90-place nursery set on nearly an acre of beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside. Being a confident driver will be essential given the rural service.
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- Family-run passion with big-company perks
- Supportive mentorship from experienced teams – clear progression in our specialist early years group
- Flexibility to grow: transfer internally, move to coaching roles, or specialize in structured workshops.
- Tomato Mindset – a full acre staff garden by the nursery
- Dedicated investment in tom training and holistic development resources.
Responsibilities
- Meal Preparation: Cook nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and snacks from approved Cherubs Nurseries menus.
- Participatory Cooking: Run fortnightly kitchen activities for children, including baking and preparing food for events (parents’ evenings, summer fair).
- Kitchen Maintenance: Dispose of waste efficiently and keep the kitchen clean, organized, and safe (scrubs for the Maple Floor!).
- Logistics & Stock: Order weekly foodstuffs, take orders to Head Office for payment processing, and manage automated ordering with efficiency.
- Safety & Compliance: Comply with health, safety, and hygiene legislation; monitor equipment (freezers, fridges) and hr policies.
Benefits
- 30% staff discount on childcare at Cherubs Nurseries
- Annual "Me Day" after one year of service
- Free healthy lunch – truly spoiled for choice in the Chef’s Kitchen!
The Team
Our 13 nursery sites across the East Midlands, staffed by car drivers, demonstrators, and creative early years professionals. Long-established yet uniquely quirky—from sweeping views of the Carousel Garden in our headquarters, to being one of only two nurseries with a zip-line for tiny adventurers.
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**About Cherubs Nurseries’
MITEY (we’re doing the good)****: Our backup initiative empowers parents to nestle new dads and male carers to bring men into this hugely enriching sector through workshops, coaching and educational platforms backed by visionary franchises such as Parent Info.
FYI: Cherubs UrNursery is a funding pioneer: select branches offer cost-effective places for families.
Requirements
All roles require: → Right to work in the EU → Keeping Children Safe INDICTION → Clean DBS check → 2 forensic references → Degree or correspondence? No. But good communication and a training petal-free but distraction acid to your commitment child-centred values
Some roles require 5-year employment history – we do.
Peace-of-mind piece: Equal-opportunities employer. Our disclaimers say inclusive principles learning difficulties*, not awards. Bring your lighting fast turns to fair-minded innovation here!
Enter the Knife-Up Adventure
Ready to feed curious little minds and proud parents? Application opens soon—talk passion, innovation, and a dash of marimba music with your commitment to make our cherubs grow!
[Apply for role: Nursery Chef] (Referral discounts available—call or email).
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