Assistant Nursery Cook / Chef

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Charlbury
TYPE
Part-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Hospitality
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SKILLS

Food and Hygiene Health and Safety regulations COSHH Commercial kitchen experience Catering Dietary needs

FULL DESCRIPTION

Nursery: Nara Charlbury Children's Nursery, Forest Road, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, OX7 3HH
Hours: Part Time, 15 Hours per week, 2pm to 5pm
Salary: Up to £12.88 per hour dependent on experience
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more

How you’ll spend your time here

As an assistant nursery chef, you will provide essential support during periods of leave, absence, or when additional help is needed. Working closely with the Nursery Cook, you’ll assist in preparing nutritious, freshly made meals while maintaining the highest standards of safety and hygiene in the nursery kitchen at all times. Your flexibility and reliability will ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen during these periods.

Day to day you will find yourself;

  • Catering for children with specific dietary needs
  • Working to an extremely high level when it comes to the relevant Food and Hygiene, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health-Food Safety, Health and Safety and Ofsted guidelines and regulations
  • Ensuring that all children have rich stimulating eating experiences
  • Maintaining stock levels and ensuring stock rotation
  • Following COSHH and other relevant guidelines
  • Deputising for the permanent Nursery Cook in all absences with the expectation of deputising full time when this is required

We’d love to talk to you if you have the following

You are a dedicated, Level 2 Food and Hygiene qualified cook looking to work in a fun, friendly team with hours that fit around your other commitments. With a solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH, you’re now seeking a new role where you can thrive and make the most of your culinary skills.

  • Level 2 Food and Hygiene
  • Experience in a commercial kitchen as an assistant cook/chef or something very similar
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and COSHH

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 Pay Captain

· 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 — view at passion-project.co.uk] Support Fund

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

Click apply today, don’t worry if your CV isn’t perfect just send us what you have and we’ll work out the rest later.

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