Head Chef

Nursery Chef – Reflections Nursery and Forest School 40 hours per week – 8am – 6pm.

Occasional overtime on weekends.

Main duties:

• To be responsible for running the kitchen, preparing tasty and nutritious meals for children and staff, as well as helping to educate children, parents and staff on healthy eating.
• To be responsible for maintaining a clean and hygienic catering facility and follow all relevant guidelines and policies. Knowledge of the ‘Safer Food Better Business’ document is essential.
• To understand and apply the settings’ policies and procedures, in particular Health & Safety and Food Hygiene.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES :

• Catering for allergies and a range of food tolerances, as well as adhering to strict dietary requirements.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene training must be kept up to date and current
• Follow allergen procedures to ensure the safety of at-risk children at all times.
• Maintaining a clean and hygienic catering facility and follow all relevant guidelines and policies. Knowledge of the ‘Safer Food Better Business’ document is essential.
• Preparing and serving nutritionally balanced healthy meals and snacks.
• Ensuring that we meet and exceed Food Safety and Health & Safety regulations related to all things connected with food at the nursery.
• Attaining/sustaining a 5-star Food Safety rating.
• Creating exciting, varied menus, taking advantage of seasonally available fresh produce.
• Building and maintaining relationships with key suppliers in order to procure quality produce (locally sourced whoever possible).
• Keeping accurate stock records and will manage ordering of supplies and produce
• Take responsibility for your own continued learning and development, adapting positively to feedback and acquiring the skills and knowledge you need to deliver your role to the best of your ability. Understand and comply with all polices and procedure and where your understanding is uncertain ask for support and additional training
• Approach every aspect of your role with the highest possible level of engagement and accountability and aim to embody the Dukes values in everything that you do.
• Catering for events
• School/Nursery experience preferred.

This Job Description is not intended to be a complete inventory of all the activities the jobholder would be expected to undertake.

The post holder is required to comply with all the nursery’s policies and procedures and to meet his/her responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act.

This Job Description will be subject to review and change in light of future developments. The post holder will be actively involved in the review with the Head of Nursery.