23 Oct
London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
East London
Job description
Nursery Chef - Full Time - London - £29,801 + amazing benefits
Work in a friendly kitchen and enjoy working with children every day
When I arrive at the nursery in the morning, the children's faces light up." - Conchobar, Senior Chef
We're the London Early Years Foundation, or LEYF Nurseries for short; a family of 40 nurseries. Our people love working for us because we focus on the child and their family, and give them the best start in life.
We give you strong in-house training at our Chef Academy. You'll work sociable hours in a friendly environment, and you'll love interacting with the children in your nursery.
What's in it for you?
It's not just a kitchen job; you get engaged with the children a lot." - Bruno,
Chef
- An extra £1,000 uplift in your salary (for 40-hour week qualified chefs) when you complete our inhouse Early Years Chef Academy
- You work sociable hours - no evenings or weekends
- Generous pension at 7% from us (1% from you)
- 70% discount on childcare fees
- Up to 35 days off a year, including 8 bank holidays, 3 days off between Christmas and New Year, and your birthday (pro-rated for part-time hours)
- Lots of training, promotions and nurturing work environment
- Sector-leading parental leave
- Many other benefits that take care of you, including access to the Headspace app, shopping discounts, annual conference and money for team celebrations
A bit about the role
It's a different working environment - a lot friendlier and calmer." - Conor, Senior Chef
LEYF is passionate about making sure our children are as safe, fit and healthy as possible. Critical to this is ensuring children eat delicious and nutritious food every day and develop healthy eating habits for life.
We know that the nursery chef is critical to this, so we invest heavily in our nursery chefs, and they are integral to the nursery team.
The Early Years Relief Chef will act as a roving Chef providing support and cover to LEYF’s nurseries in London as needed when permanent chefs are absent or there are vacancies.
You will be allocated a home nursery which will be Deanery Road Nursery and Pre-School. Travel expenses beyond the cost of the home nursery will be reimbursed.
You will need :
- The right to work in the UK
- A positive attitude and excited to work with children
- Food Hygiene Level 2 or equivalent, or be willing to do the course in the first week of work (paid for by LEYF)
About the nursery
Deanery Road Nursery and Pre-School provides Early Years education and care to children from birth to 5 years old.
You can find us in Stratford, close to Stratford underground station.
The children enjoy a wide range of activities from messy arts play to gardening, woodwork, science experiments, chopping veg in our home corner using real utensils, obstacle courses, cooking and more.
Apply now
Contact us today, our friendly recruiters are waiting to hear from you.