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Kitchen Assistant
★ It’s official… We’ve been certified as a Great Place to Work! ★
★ Your Dream Career in 2025 Starts Here: Join N Family Club and enjoy the best salaries, benefits, and career growth opportunities in the industry! ★
Discover the N Advantage — Our competitive salary and benefits package for 2025:
★ Competitive Salary: Earn between £24,000 - £25,397, reflecting your experience and dedication
★ Bonus: Performance-related bonus of up to £750 per year
★ Generous Holiday: Enjoy up to 35 days of holiday a year, including a ‘Me’ day of your choice and time off between Christmas and New Year
★ Daily Perks: Complimentary lunch and drinks every day
★ Professional Growth: Access a personal development fund of £100 per year to support your continued education
★ Exclusive N Academy Access: Receive paid time off and funding for qualifications like Level 3, EY Degrees, Forest School, Leadership Training, and more
★ No Uniforms: Enjoy a £100 annual clothing allowance to dress in your own style
★ Family-Friendly Benefits: Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave pay after 2 years of service, fostering leave, neonatal leave, and more
★ Childcare Discount: Get a 40% discount on childcare at our nurseries
★ Emergency Childcare: Access 6 backup childcare days at any of our nurseries when you need it
But that’s not all…
★ 5-Year Bonus: Celebrate your 5th year n.iversary with a round-the-world trip and 2 extra weeks of holiday
★ 10-Year Bonus: After 10 years, enjoy an OUT OF THIS WORLD experience and another 2 weeks of holiday
★ Referral Bonuses: Earn up to £1,000 for every friend you refer who joins N Family Club
★ Exclusive Discounts: Get access to discounts on groceries, shopping, entertainment, and more with the Each Person’s app
★ Travel Support: Season pass loans and cycle-to-work schemes to make commuting easy
Social Fun: Join us for our annual Winter Party, Summer BBQ, and regular team socials
★ Health & Wellbeing: Discounts on gym memberships and digital fitness classes through My Gym Discounts
Why N Family Club?
We’re more than just a nursery group; we’re the UK’s most innovative early years education provider.
Our vision? To be the highest quality, and most loved, early years education group in the UK.
Our purpose? To inspire and develop the next generation to reach their full potential in an ever-changing world.
At N Family Club, we dreamed of creating a place where early years education would be reimagined. A place that fosters creativity, embraces a curriculum-led approach, and prepares children for the modern world. We're proud to be making that dream a reality, and now, we’re inviting you to be a part of it!
What it means to be a Kitchen Assistant at N Family Club…
Supporting the Chef in our state-of-the-art commercial kitchens, you’ll be instrumental in delivering a wide range of diverse and exciting dishes to satisfy hungry appetites. You’ll play a key role in offering our children not only nourishing meals but also an education in flavor.
Working alongside the Chef, you’ll help create healthy, nutritious dishes that showcase our creativity and culinary expertise. Your passion for food and dedication to quality will ensure that every meal is both delicious and inspiring, contributing to a vibrant and dynamic kitchen environment.
Nestled in a beautifully restored Grade II listed redbrick building, our 181-place N East Dulwich nursery is a magical space where little minds grow and big imaginations soar!
Just a short stroll from East Dulwich station, we’re perfectly placed for both work and play. But the real gem? Our expansive garden, once a bowling green, now transformed into an outdoor wonderland. With light-filled playrooms, a dedicated baby area, and Forest School-inspired adventures, every day is an exciting journey of discovery.
This brand new nursery will be opening in August 2025.
Ready to make 2025 your year?
Apply now and be part of something extraordinary. Your dream career starts here!
For more information about N Family Club, our team culture, and our world-class benefits, visit our Careers website or check out our Glassdoor page.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with cooking fresh and inspiring food for our children, between 7am-4pm Monday-Friday, with some flexibility to meet the needs of the nursery;
- Pot-wash for the nursery, ensuring all crockery and cooking equipment are cleaned and sterilised appropriately;
- Follow our nutritionist-designed recipes and menu to ensure that each child receives the best possible level of vitamins and nutrients;
- Support the chef to cater for the differing dietary needs of different age groups, following food preparation and choking guidelines;
- Support the chef in catering to the allergies and dietary requirements of our children, ensuring you adhere to all policies and procedures to ensure there is no risk of cross-contamination and that each individual child’s nutritional needs are met;
- Support with the preparation of a daily lunch and smoothie for our nursery team, catering to different dietary needs;
- Support the chef in the timely completion of all kitchen paperwork and compliance related tasks, including a daily Due Diligence Diary and our kitchen Cleaning Schedule;
- Responsible for the ordering of food supplies from our accredited supplier, managing weekly ordering and efficient stock rotation;
- Responsible for always adhering to the company's H&S policy: “Statement of Intent"
- Learn how to maintain and upkeep the kitchen to a 5 star Food Hygiene rating standard, adhering to all Environment Health industry regulations and requirements;
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with our nursery team, children and parents.
About N Family Club
We began with a dream. To be the highest quality, and most loved, early years education group in the UK. We imagined a future of early years education that was different. Where a focused, curriculum-led approach would inspire big dreamers and big career movers. Where children are prepared for this ever-changing, modern world and where people come to life when they come to work!
Our Commitment To Safeguarding
At N, we have a commitment to safeguarding our children and thoughtfully prioritise the safety and well-being of everyone in our nurseries. As part of our commitment to ensuring a secure environment, we diligently adhere to the guidance provided by regulatory bodies. Our dedication to safer recruitment practices is underscored by our compliance with key legislation designed to protect vulnerable individuals.
By embracing these laws and legislation (DBS Code of Practice; DBS Referral Guidance; Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Regulated Activity), we uphold the highest standards of safety and accountability, fostering a nurturing environment where everyone can thrive.
Click here for more information on our commitments.
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In line with Safer Recruitment and Keeping Everyone Safe, N Family Club will carry out online searches for all shortlisted candidates including a Google and Social Media search. Any information found from the online searches, may be discussed at the interview stage.
Our Hiring Process
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