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Shepherd Montessori Schools

Cook required for 25 hours a week, 8:30am to 13:30pm Monday to Friday.

Our core values

Community, Understanding, Dedication, Authentic Montessori Practice and Love

We are a warm, friendly team who, quite simply, aim to provide the highest standard of Early Years’ education (0-4 years)and experience we possibly can through the Montessori ethos and philosophy. Through this, we can focus on each child’s individual development and needs, ensuring that each child in our care is able to flourish.

Personal Qualities

Ashley Cross and Bay Tree Montessori are 2 Ofsted Outstanding nurseries looking to recruit an enthusiastic, self-motivated Cook with a love of children to work within our team of exceptional child carers for 25hours a week at our Bay Tree Montessori setting in Charminster.

You will be expected to prepare and cook lunches and help prepare a menu for our 2 settings from Monday to Friday.

The expectation for this role will be to order for, prepare and cook lunches for both nurseries whilst taking a small group of children for around 45 mins of your day and facilitate their understanding of food, nutrition and food preparation for cooking.

You will need to have a calm, considered manner at all times and work well within a team and independently.

Salary: £19,318 per annum based on 25hours per week, 08:30am - 13:30pm Monday to Friday, 52 weeks a year.

Qualifications and Experience: Experience in a commercial kitchen, working with children and completion of a Food Hygiene certificate are essential for this role. Health & Safety certificate desirable. Qualified Cook/Chef is desirable.

Role Requirement:

• Hold a full, clean UK driving licence.
• Comfortable and confident driving to and from different locations in the local area.
• Access to your own vehicle with appropriate business use insurance (mileage expenses covered).

How to Apply: Please submit your CV along with covering letter to recruitment@montessorieducation.co.uk and we will send you an application form and job description.

Safer Recruitment

Shepherd Montessori Schools are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children in our care. All applicants therefore must be willing to undergo effective child protection and safeguarding screening, this will include references from previous employers and an DBS check and then registered with the Update Service . We shall also seek compliance with sections 15-25 of the immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (eligibility to work in the United Kingdom of Great Britain).

All staff must confirm they are not included on Children's barred list or PoVA or barred by the Independent Safeguarding Authority; or disqualified from working with children, or live with someone who has been disqualified from working with children, or been refused registration or had it cancelled; subject to sanctions imposed by a regulatory body, e.g. the Teaching Agency or Health and Care professions council and Ofsted.

All our posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be declared.

Take a look at our website www.montessorieducation.co.uk to see the beautiful settings we have created and the incredible start we give to every child in our care.

Please submit your CV and covering letter by the 1st July and we will send you an application form and job description for this role

Job Types: Permanent, Part-time

Pay: £14.60 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bournemouth BH9 1JA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Hold a full, clean UK driving licence
• Access to your own vehicle with appropriate business use insurance (mileage expenses covered).

(You will be required to drive to local supermarkets and between both nurseries),

Experience:

• Commercial Kitchen: 2 years (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Food Hygiene Certificate (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (required)

Work Location: In person