Nursery Cook, NE6

EXACT Education are currently working with a Nursery that are looking for a cook to join them from September. The right person needs to hold a Level 3 in Food Safety and hold a current and up to date DBS check. Key Responsibilities * To organise, cook and prepare a healthy, balanced diet for children aged 0 to 5 years in accordance with the nursery menus. * Take into consideration daily those children who have special dietary requirements and prepare a suitable alternative. * Prepare a suitably balanced rotating menu taking into account dietary and cultural requirements of the children. * Ensure high standards of hygiene, health and safety is maintained in the kitchen at all times. AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY * Operational Responsibilities * To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the kitchen, ensuring compliance with registration and legislative requirements at all times. Responsible for the preparation of food to provide meals in accordance with our nursery menus and food policies. * Ensure that all individual dietary requirements are catered for in line with parental guidance. * Maintain necessary kitchen procedures and records in accordance with Nursery?s and Environmental Health policies and processes. * Liaise with nursery Manager on the ordering of necessary kitchen equipment. * To undertake any other reasonable catering duties as requested by the Nursery Manager. * Ensure the kitchen and equipment is kept suitably clean at all times including walls, floors and trolleys to transport food following a cleaning schedule. On a daily basis that all crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils are washed in accordance with food safety guidelines. * Ensure that all foods are ready at the specified time and correctly served