Permanent
Nursery Cook
Education Matters Group
West Hampstead
Posted: 23 September 2026 (3 days ago)
Closing date: 22 October 2026
Ref: 225637099
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare fresh, healthy and nutritious meals and snacks suitable for young children.
- Provide varied and appealing meals using fresh ingredients.
- Safely cater for allergies, intolerances and individual dietary requirements.
- Maintain excellent standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and kitchen safety.
- Follow appropriate food storage, preparation and cross-contamination procedures.
- Keep the kitchen and food preparation areas clean, organised and compliant.
- Support children''s health, wellbeing and positive relationship with food.
- Experience preparing and cooking food, ideally within a nursery, school, childcare or similar setting.
- Food Hygiene/Food Safety qualification, or willingness to obtain one.
- Good understanding of food hygiene, allergens, dietary requirements and cross-contamination.
- Confidence preparing healthy and balanced meals for young children.
- Organised, dependable and comfortable working independently.
- A calm, friendly and positive approach, with pride in preparing fresh, wholesome food.
- £14–£18 per hour.
- Monday–Friday, 10:00am–1:00pm.
- A friendly, welcoming and supportive nursery environment.
- The opportunity to make a positive contribution to children''s health and wellbeing.
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