Nursery: Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School, Station Rd, Plumtree, Nottingham NG12 5NA
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Salary: £12.71 per hour
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more

About Plumtree Nursery

Hi There we are Danielle and Emma, the Nursery Managers at Plumtree.

We are proud to lead a passionate and dedicated team, and we feel truly privileged to be part of our childrens early years—providing a nurturing environment where they can grow, learn, and thrive.

What makes our nursery special is our strong sense of community—we’re more than just a nursery. Our baby unit offers a safe, cosy space carefully tailored to support early development and wellbeing.

Our children love exploring our unique indoor features, from the whimsical Crooked House to our jaw-dropping Jungle exploration area—spaces designed to spark imagination and wonder.

Outside, our large garden offers plenty of opportunities for active play, discovery, and hands-on learning in a beautiful natural setting.

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Storal’s Purpose

To give children healthy foundations in fantastic settings, helping them build the confidence and resilience that will set them up for success later in life.

How you’ll spend your time here
As a Kitchen Assistant, 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

• Level 2 Food and Hygiene (desirable)

• Experience in a commercial kitchen as a kitchen 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 Storal Support Fund

·         Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards

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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.

Storal sets the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that 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.