Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nursery Chef
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Position: Chef
Location: Kiddies Cabin Nursery, Maidenhead
Type: Full time, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm, no weekend work!
Salary: £27,106 to £28,850
Are you passionate and talented Chef looking for a new opportunity, do you enjoy a varied role that encompasses all areas of kitchen management?
We at Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Nurseries provide a nurturing environment where children thrive. We believe that healthy, delicious meals are essential for the growth and development of our children, and we are looking for a skilled chef to help us achieve this.
Responsibilities
- Prepare nutritious and tasty meals for children aged 0-5
- Plan menus that cater to various dietary requirements
- Maintain a clean and organized kitchen
- Ensure food safety and hygiene standards are met
- Collaborate with nursery staff to create a positive dining experience for children
This is a solo role, and it is essential that you have a food hygiene qualification or relevant experience and a good understanding around healthy eating and allergens.
You are confident and experienced in all areas including food preparation, cooking meals, serving food and cleaning up after and work alongside our Area Manager on creating the menus.
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We offer great opportunities for development in this role and support with internal and external training courses.
- Working with the area Manager for Nurseries to create healthy, well-balanced menus for the Nurseries
- Full responsibility of the kitchen from meal prep to cleaning down of equipment
- Ordering of all fresh, frozen and non-perishable ingredients from a variety of approved suppliers
- Maintaining good food hygiene standards
- Ensuring all allergen and dietary requirements are met and catered to
About Us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
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Our Values
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Benefits
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust site
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Leigh Kelly
Job title: Nursery Manager
Email address: Leigh.Kelly@berkshire.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01189044637
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