Nursery Chef - Bingham

Hours: 20 hours per week with the view to increase in the near future.

About the role: Love cooking and making a difference? Your food could be the highlight of their day. As our Nursery Chef, you’ll be serving up nutritious meals and warm smiles – fueling little bodies and minds for a day full of learning and play.

About Us: Established in 1993, Cherubs Nurseries is a family‑run business on a mission to give all children the personalities, skills and experiences they need to take on the world, without limitations. Central to our approach (inspired by Montessori, Hygge, Reggio and Forest School) is our Community Life work which aims to make the communities we serve better places to live, work and grow up in. We know it takes a village to raise a child and we want our nurseries to reflect our communities. We champion diversity in the early years sector and are driven to bring more men into early years, supporting MITEY to achieve a mixed‑gender workforce.

Why work at Cherubs Nurseries:

• Family‑run business, but with all the benefits you would expect from a bigger group!
• Committed to taking people where they want to go – from personalised professional development pathways to continuous internal training.
• Experienced and long‑standing teams – plenty of support whilst you get to grips with Cherubs Nurseries.
• Opportunity to progress and transfer internally – whether that’s within your current nursery or to another team or nursery within the group.
• Exceptional early years environments – we heavily invest in our nurseries to ensure they align with our approach and curriculum and are the best places to work for our team.
• Proactive and forward‑thinking culture – we’re committed to making Cherubs Nurseries a great place to work.

About Our Nursery: Cherubs Bingham is the latest addition to the Cherubs Nurseries family, opening March 2026. Our plans are to grow this nursery to a 100+ place nursery in response to the growing community around the nursery. The nursery is well‑placed with good bus, train and road links.

Rewards & Benefits:

• Guaranteed time off between Christmas and New Year, giving you the opportunity to spend time with your friends and family over the festive period.
• 30% off childcare at Cherubs Nurseries.
• Long‑service awards for 5+ years service.
• Annual “Me Day” after 1 year’s service.
• Electric Car Scheme (for those eligible).
• Free healthy lunch, made by our Nursery Chef.
• Schedule/rota released two weeks ahead, giving you a good work/life balance.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and cook healthy and nutritious meals and snacks, from approved Cherubs Nurseries’ menus.
• Take an active role championing cooking and baking across all areas of the nursery, this could include baking with children and preparing additional food for nursery events including Parent’s Evening and Summer Fair.
• Maintain a high standard of hygiene, cleanliness and organisation in the kitchen.
• Ensure good stock rotation in cupboards, fridges and freezers.
• Ensure correct temperature of all food, especially high‑risk food before service.
• Be aware of health and safety legislation which is relevant to the nursery kitchen.
• Attend both in‑house and external training, as required. Some of this may be outside of working hours, for example on a weekend.
• Take the lead in Environmental Health Inspections where you will aspire to achieve a ‘5’ grading.

As part of this role, you will be required to attend 3 paid Saturday Training Days every year (January, May and September) along with an annual fundraising event for your nursery that also takes place on a Saturday.

Qualifications: All roles require the right to work in the United Kingdom, completion of a “Keeping Children Safe” form, a DBS and at least two satisfactory employment references. Some roles may also require a five‑year employment history. Cherubs Nurseries is an equal‑opportunities employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees with disabilities and learning difficulties.