Job Description
⭐️JOIN MAGDALEN TODAY⭐️
We are recruiting for a positive, hardworking and motivated individual to join our small, highly skilled kitchen team consisting of a Head Chef and Sous Chef cooking for over 200 people, twice daily. Must be located local to the nursery setting and be happy to complete a variety of cleaning tasks throughout the day such as washing up, loading and unloading the dishwasher, helping to keep the kitchen area sanitised etc.
Magdalen is a family run business consisting of four beautiful, bespoke nurseries located within the South West London area. We have worked incredibly hard over the past ten years to build an outstanding reputation for high quality childcare and truly embrace and promote an environment for children to learn, thrive and grow whilst maintaining special relations with our families and communities.
We are truly fortunate to have an array of passionate employees within our teams, who are some of the best in the business and we work hard to continuously support and inspire them on a daily basis through our leadership, gratitude and motivational approach.
✨Check us out online✨ www.magdalennursery.com
⭐️The Ideal Candidate⭐️
This position would suit an individual with some cooking experience within a school or nursery setting. Must have experience in light cooking preparation skills, outstanding knowledge of cleanliness, hygiene and allergy management and someone who is a real team player who is happy to work alongside others and follow instruction.
You would be happy to work between 9am-4pm Monday to Friday with a 30 minute break. This would be for 51 weeks per year as we close over the Christmas break.
⭐️What we offer⭐️
✨A competitive, rewarding salary package
✨A significantly high annual leave allocation
✨Long service additional annual leave days
✨An ‘All about you day’ to take each year
✨£1000 dream holiday bonus after 5 years
✨Discounted childcare (where spaces are available)
✨Free, accessible parking (in some locations only)
✨Subsidized travel possibilities
✨Stability within a secure company
✨Free homemade, nutritious meals
✨Funded social events throughout the year
✨Endless professional CPD opportunities
✨Fully supportive and available line Managers
✨Extensive probationary period
✨Free enhanced DBS checks
✨24 7 Well-being support
✨24 7 Free access to financial advice
✨24 7 Free access to legal advisors
✨24/7 Free access to counsellors
⭐️Our Requirements ⭐️
✨Nursery/School based kitchen experience
✨Excellent food hygiene and cleanliness practices
Disclaimer-Magdalen Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. We are extremely vigilant in our recruitment processes, ensuring all those who work with children are appropriate to do so. We follow our safer recruitment policy each time we recruit a new individual to join our team.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.42-£11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Financial planning services
- Referral programme
- UK visa sponsorship
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- School/nursery kitchen or cleaning: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person