Nursery Cook/Chef
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 21, 2026. Storal scores A on the Alion truth index.
Nursery: Alexandra Park, Demesne Road, Manchester, M16 8PH
Hours: 40 hours, Full time, Monday - Friday
Salary: £14 per hour
Remarkable Futures Start Here
Can you help us make mealtimes the best part of a child’s day?
Alexandra Parks 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 Nursery Chef/Cook, you’ll prepare nutritious, freshly made meals whilst 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.
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
We’d love to talk to you if you have the following
Level 2 Food and Hygiene
Experience in a commercial kitchen as an 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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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.
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