Kitchen Assistant

Nursery: Lara Nursery, Thirsk

Location: Thirsk, North Yorkshire

Hours: Monday -Friday 42.5 hours a week

Are you a rising star in the Kitchen, Do you dream of one day becoming a talented chef?

Our Kitchen assistants are the back bone of our award winning Kitchens, where you'll be assisting in planning, preparing and delivering a high quality nutritionally benefitting plate of food that not only tickles the taste buds but also makes a difference to health and wellbeing!

JOINING THE ‘LARA’ FAMILY

It began as a dream, to develop a childcare setting of the highest quality. To offer children the freedom of opportunities in nature. Where children are enthused to be offered highly nutritious food where they have contributed to the growing and preparation. To develop a generation of independent thinkers, big dreamers, and lifelong learners. We wanted to change the way Early Years education was delivered. With career-driven individuals who light up a room with enthusiasm. Where children and practitioners become our family and are prepared for the ever-changing world ahead of them.

ABOUT THE KITCHEN ASSISTANT ROLE

Within the Kitchen Assistant role, you can really make a difference to our residents’ lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Help our chefs prepare & deliver stunning food for our residents.
• Make sure that the food is correctly labelled & meets the specific dietary requirements for our Residents.
• Wastage from the preparation is kept to a minimum.
• Follow COSHH & Health & Safety Standards

ABOUT YOU

We want someone proactive, passionate, and ambitious to support us to create the best person-centred environment for our residents. You’ll be genuinely valued and empowered as an integral part of our team

• Experience as a Kitchen Assistant or a similar role
• Good knowledge & experience with food safety
• Friendly & approachable and work well in a team
• Knowledge of COSHH & Health & Safety standards
• An understanding of the care sector would be advantageous

IN RETURN

You’ll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

• 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
• Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
• Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*
• Pension Contributions & a range of excellent discounts for shops, restaurants, days out & more.
• Subject to Terms and Conditions

Click the Apply Button Now! -If the Kitchen Assistant sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you.

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

We are no longer accepting applications for sponsorship.

Lara Nurseries is committed to the safety and well-being of the children in our care, as such the successful post holder will be required to undergo a robust vetting process, including an enhanced DBS Check and Reference History Checks