Cook

Nursery Cook- Lisburn Road- Kids@BT9

Our award-winning nursery, is seeking an experienced Cook to join their team. This is a part time position working 8am to 4pm As a Cook, you will play a crucial role in the children’s daily activities as well as their health and nutrition. Hours can be negotiated. 

Please note- this is a role working independently in a kitchen and will involve cleaning duties eg, dishes, appliances, surfaces

Responsibilities:
- Plan, prepare and cook meals to a high quality
- Keep the kitchen organised and running efficiently
- Ensure proper food handling, sanitation and food storage procedures
- Accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies
- Monitor and manage kitchen inventory, ordering items when needed
- Work within a budget to order supplies, working to minimise food wastage
- Cleaning duties

Essential criteria:
- Previous experience in a cook position
- Certificate in Food Hygiene or similar
- Able to work well independently with strong initiative

Desirable criteria:
- Previous experience within a childcare or educational setting
- Experience managing a budget

Access Ni Enhanced check 
As part of our vetting process we will ask you to complete and Enhanced Check through Access NI which we will fund. An AccessNI check is a criminal history disclosure service in Northern Ireland, similar to the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks in England and Wales.
It allows employers, voluntary organizations, and certain bodies to request information about an individual’s criminal record (if any) to help make safer recruitment and vetting decisions. 

*must be 18 or over