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Nursery Cook
Ashfield Plaza Day Nursery
Grade and Salary:
Grade 1: £19,651.77 - £20,273.17 actual salary per annum (£24,413 - £25,185 FTE)
OR
Grade 1: £19,211 – £19,818 actual salary per annum pro rata (£24,413 - £25,185 FTE)
Working pattern:
34 hours per week during term time (39 weeks)
(8.00am – 4.30pm Mondays, 9.30am – 4.30pm Tuesday to Friday)
17.5 hours per week during school holidays (13 weeks)
(9.30am – 1.00pm Monday to Friday)
OR
34 hours per week during term time (39 weeks)
(8.00am – 4.30pm Mondays, 9.30am – 4.30pm Tuesday to Friday)
Contract term: Permanent
The Nursery:
Ashfield Plaza Day Nursery is an Ofsted rated ‘good’ private day nursery accommodating children from babies to pre-school ages. We pride ourselves on being a safe, caring and friendly setting.
The role:
Ashfield Plaza Day Nursery are looking to appoint a Nursery Cook who will be responsible for the planning, preparing and serving of nutritionally balanced meals to all children in our setting. This will include making appropriate adjustments for dietary and allergy requirements.
The post holder will need to order and manage stock, prepare food for all dietary needs and keep a safe, clean kitchen environment.
The person:
The successful candidate will have experience of food preparation, be organised and have a good understanding of food allergies and intolerances. The successful candidate will be work effectively both as part of the wider Nursery team, but also be able to manage their own time and workload effectively.
Why join us?
There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.
We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.
We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
We offer:
· Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
· We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
· An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
· Entry to a career average pension scheme.
· Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
· A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
· Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
· We takethe wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.
The closing date for applications is: Tuesday 09 September 2025 at midday.
Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 17 September 2025.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £19,211.00-£20,273.17 per year
Expected hours: 34 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
