Nursery: Willow Tree Nursery School
Address: Chingford Avenue, Great Clacton, Clacton On Sea, Essex CO15 4US
Hours: 40 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Reports To: Nursery Chef / Kitchen Manager
Do you love food, enjoy being part of a team, and want to help little learners grow big and strong?
As our Trainee Production Chef, you'll learn how to create nutritious, delicious meals for children in a busy Early Years setting. From preparing healthy lunches to creating tasty snacks, you'll play an important role in supporting children's wellbeing, development, and lifelong healthy eating habits.
Every day is different. One day you might be preparing a rainbow vegetable pasta, the next you'll be introducing children to new flavours or helping to create a menu for National Picnic Day!
Working alongside experienced catering professionals, you'll learn how to safely prepare meals, follow recipes, maintain high standards of food hygiene, and work towards your Level 2 Production Chef Apprenticeship.
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
The Ingredients We're Looking For
✅ A passion for food and cooking
✅ Positive attitude and willingness to learn
✅ Reliable and organised approach to work
✅ Good communication skills
✅ Ability to work as part of a team
✅ Commitment to maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety
Previous kitchen, catering, or hospitality experience
An interest in nutrition and healthy eating
Creativity and enthusiasm when preparing meals for children
Most importantly, you'll help provide healthy, nutritious meals that give children the very best start to their day and their future.
By applying for this vacancy, you have given your consent to share your information with the employer on this advert in order for your grades to be confirmed on the HM Government Personal Learning Record Service. Where grades can not be confirmed, certificates will need to be provided by the applicant
If you're ready to mix learning, food, and fun into an exciting career, we'd love to hear from you!
We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge
We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy
Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.
