Nursery Cook

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Leicester
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Hospitality
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Cooking Menu Planning Kitchen Management Food Preparation Hygiene Regulations Customer Service Teamwork DBS Check

FULL DESCRIPTION

Nursery: Children 1st Leicester Nursery School by [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Address: Tarragon Road, Leicester LE2 7ET Hours: Full time 8am till 5pm 40 hours a week

Salary: Up to £13.25 ph dependent on qualifications and experience

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

These include

  • Managing the kitchen
  • Cooking and preparing all meals from scratch with fresh local food
  • Managing all areas of the kitchen, including ordering
  • Monitoring stock and wastage
  • Ensure all meals that leave the kitchen are presented to a high standard
  • Complying to hygiene regulations at all times

THE CANDIDATE:

The successful candidate must have previous experience within a busy kitchen environment

  • Demonstrable experience as a skilled Cook ideally in a School or Nursery setting
  • Minimum NVQ level 1 or 2 in Catering or equivalent
  • Excellent culinary skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong teamwork skills are essential
  • Conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times with excellent customer service skills
  • Working on your own initiative
  • All applicants must undertake or possess an enhanced DBS check as it is mandatory.

Benefits for You

For you - We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets

Development - Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the [Employer hidden] Support Fund

Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and [Employer hidden] Awards

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