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Join Our Passionate Team at CherryBrook Day Nursery – Where Every Day is an Adventure in Learning! \n\n Are you a nurturing and enthusiastic childcare professional ready to make a real difference in little lives? We’re on the lookout for a dedicated Part time Kitchen Assistant to become part of our warm and welcoming team at CherryBrook Day Nursery. \n\n Salary: £10,400 per annum \n\n Hours: 16 hours per week, Thursday and Friday only \n\n As a kitchen assistant within our CherryBrook Day Nursery you will help the Nursery Chef to cook up tasty and nutritional meals for the children. The nursery is located in the heart of New Haw village, Cherrybrook Nursery is just a short walk from West Byfleet train station, making it easily accessible for families. \n\n Why Join Us? \n\n At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: \n\n\n\t • Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays \n\t, • Childcare Employee Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s\n\t, • Health & Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available \n\t, • Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth.\n\t, • Transport Links- The nursery is located on Westgate Street in Hackney, close to London Fields Train Station which is just a 6-minute walk to the nursery. Hackney Central Station is also close by with links to Stratford. Pay and display parking is available along the street.\n\t, • Keep the kitchen a clean and safe environment, adhering to internal and external requirements; complete the Kitchen Hygiene Checklist each month, and ensure that the Cleaning Schedule is complete and adhered to, being regularly updated and displayed prominently in the kitchen\n\t, • Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and kitchen\n\t, • Help the chef on Thursday and Friday preparing food, washing up. \n\t, • Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of managing different dietary requirements around food allergies - essential\n\t, • Sound Knowledge of COSHH - essential\n\t, • Able to work to a catering budget, in a manner that avoids fluctuating standards of food service - essential\n\t, • Experience and qualified to the appropriate level in any role which involves cooking in domestic or commercial property - essential\n\t, • Fluent in written and spoken English at GCSE grade C (or equivalent) - essential\n\t, • Experienced and passionate about any role that involves cooking for young children - desirable\n\t

Are you an experienced catering professional with a passion for delivering high-quality food service? Do you have strong leadership skills and a desire to make a positive impact in a unique educational environment? If so, wed love to hear from you! As a Catering Manager at Eton College, you will play a vital role in overseeing the catering services within our Boarding Houses, ensuring our boys receive nutritious, high-quality meals every day. You will support the Assistant Catering Director in managing the day-to-day operations of the Boarding House Catering Teams, leading and mentoring staff while maintaining excellent food quality and hygiene standards. Beyond catering, this role offers the unique opportunity to be actively involved in the Boarding House community, whether through school events, sports, or creative productions. Due to the needs of the school and the department, we may interview suitable candidates before the closing date. This job may also close early if a large number of applications are received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid missing your chance to apply. Benefits Eton College offers a wide range of benefits, includingan 11% employer contribution to your pension (with 4.9% employee contribution), Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced Maternity / Paternity scheme,a cycle to work scheme, subsidised lunches during term time, free or heavily discounted access to the Colleges sport and leisure facilities and discounts at local retailers and businesses. Main Duties Key Tasks and Responsibilities Work alongside the Assistant Catering Director, House Masters, Dames to ensure the smooth, efficient and effective catering service in the Boarding House. In addition to act as cover for the Assistant Catering Director. These duties include, but are not limited to: Ensure consistency in the quality of menus and standards across the Boarding Houses are maintained at all times; Supporting the Assistant Catering Director the day to day management of the Catering Teams to ensure adequate staffing cover in the Boarding Houses; Being a first point of contact for sickness and providing appropriate cover for houses; Line management responsibility for the Kitchen and Catering Assistants; Review the daily food safety and allergen paperwork as required by Eton College Food Safety Management System and Food Hygiene Policy and ensure each house is compliant; Manage and implement all parts of Eton College Food Hygiene Policy and Food Safety Management System; To review daily house expenditure and collate financial information from each House and report and action as appropriate to the Assistant Catering Director; Adhere to all parts of Eton College Food Hygiene Policy and Food Safety Management System; Review monthly stock levels and report any concerns to the Assistant Catering Director; Assist in managing the daily administration of the department; Assist in managing all catering entertainment bookings; Manage the rotas for each house; Plan and assist in delivering annual training as requested and required by law; Train and monitor all new catering staff; Support the Assistant Catering Director in managing all employee relations issues; Support the Assistant Catering Director to conduct and manage performance reviews and appraisals; To support and manage all aspects of production and presentation of service, having regard for delivering high standards of health and safety, hygiene, nutritional value and allergen control and ensure non-compliance is reported; Be flexible to work across the catering operation in the College as required; Keeping an eye on staff dynamics and reporting any concerns to the Assistant Catering Director; To work with the Boarding Houses to increase the boys nutritional awareness; Undertaking any other reasonable duties to help facilitate the smooth running of the Boarding House catering services; All employees of Eton College are also expected to: Develop a good understanding of safeguarding procedures, given all positions at Eton are classed as regulated activity; Demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This includes but is not limited to completing safeguarding training as required, complying with all safeguarding procedures and ensuring any safeguarding updates issued by the College are read and understood. Understand and comply with procedures and legislation relating to confidentiality; Display a commitment to and promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion. The Ideal Candidate Skills and Competencies Required A minimum of Level 3 in Food Hygiene Certificate; Experience of Microsoft Word and Excel; Previous supervisory experience; Experience of managing budgets; You have knowledge of volume catering; Experience of allergen management control; Experience of nutrition and wellbeing special diets; Experience with working with young people; Clear understanding of Health and Safety legislation; Clear understanding of Food Hygiene legislation; Experience of delivering catering training; Ability to co-ordinate and deliver event hospitality; You have a flexible approach to work and a can do attitude; You have great attention to detail and take pride in your work youre keen to deliver the highest possible standards and you understand the impact your work has on boys who are away from home, especially boys who have recently joined the College and who are in unfamiliar surroundings; You enjoy working as part of a team and you are happy to get stuck in and support your colleagues; Ability to nurture a good working relationship with other departments; Youre able to work unsupervised and use your own initiative; You have good verbal communication skills; You have good time management skills, well presented and have the ability to prioritise; You will have worked in a similar role; Able to manage a team, supervisory or management experience. Working Pattern You will be working 40 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 including weekends; You will be working 52 weeks per year. About The College We are an equal opportunities employer and are seeking applications from suitable candidates from all backgrounds.We are dedicated to creating and sustaining an environment that values individuality and difference and celebrates the diversity of both staff and pupils by fostering perseverance, tolerance and integrity. We believe in equal opportunity for everyone, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio-economic background. If you have any queries about the application process or any problem with submitting your application online, the Recruitment Team will be happy to help.Should you require anyreasonable adjustmentsto be made or facilitiesprovided to enable you to apply online, please do not hesitate to contact us on so we can make adjustments accordingly. DISCLOSURE CHECKS Eton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to, reference checks with past employers, an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred List information), an online searchand, where applicable, Prohibition checks.If you are successful in your application, you will be required to complete a DBS Disclosure Application Form. Any information disclosed will be handled in accordance with any guidance and/or Code of Practice published by the DBS. The College is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered as spent under the Act) must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules.It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position at the College. TPBN1_UKTJ

Role - Restaurant Manager Salary - up to £36,000 Hours - (09.00 - 17.00 Alternate weekends) Recently refurbed. The Restaurant Manager we are looking for will have a quality food led background, exceptional customer service skills, a real eye for detail and the ability to recruit and train great people and build sales. Alongside being financially and commercially astute. It will also suit a strong deputy/assistant restaurant manager looking to step up. The restaurant is quick service in style and the food is all fresh with a morning breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea offer. All delivered with attentive service putting the customer experience at the heart of everything they do. It is a busy operation so you will also need some volume experience. A massive bonus is that it is a day time only operation, so you will have a great work life balance. As the Restaurant Manager you will: Manage all day to day operations Control labour, stock and all costs & budgets Recruit, train and develop your team Work in a hands-on capacity leading from the front Maintain high standards, compliance and company systems & procedures Oversee and work closely with the kitchen team Deliver exceptional customer service Work to company targets and KPIs' Experience as a restaurant/cafe/coffee shop manager in high volume fast paced commercial customer facing operations Strong financial & commercial acumen - P & L accountability Excellent people, communication and man-management skills A hands-on lead from the front approach and a very keen eye for detail An intrinsic understanding of legislation & compliance The ability to motivate and enthuse people and teams to deliver results Strong leadership, coaching, performance management and people development skills A positive and outgoing personality and outlook IT literate - working with systems & process This is an amazing opportunity in the current climate to join a company that still has expansion plans. Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people. TPBN1_UKTJ

As a Catering Assistant you will work within our Central Catering team, supporting the activities of our boarding houses. In particular you will help to provide a full dining service during house meals, assist with Chambers and Messing (breaktime) teas, support the chef team with food preparation and food presentation, and undertake the required cleaning in the kitchen and dining areas of the hous... Are you the right applicant for this opportunity Find out by reading through the role overview below. JBLK1_UKTJ