Cook

  • Pure Care Recruitment
  • Oct 01, 2025
Full time Hospitality & Tourism

Job Description

Are you a friendly Chef or Cook who is now looking for shorter hours more suitable to family life? We are seeking a friendly individual to join a small, family-owned group of Nurseries at their site in Leytonstone on a permanent basis, working 8am-2pm, Monday to Friday.

Leytonstone Nursery Cook - Vacancy Reference: PK62866

This is a permanent Cook position working 30 hours per week (8am-2pm, Monday to Friday). This pays a starting rate 13.00 per hour working in a rewarding and welcoming setting.

The Nursery has fantastic public transport links, being well-served by a number of bus routes and located only a short 5 minute walk from Leytonstone station.

As the Cook, your main duties will be to provide meals and snacks for the children to agreed schedules, to be responsible for food stock levels, and to keep the Kitchen clean and tidy.

Candidates will ideally possess a Food Hygiene Certificate and previous Nursery or School experience would be beneficial but not essential. If you have previous experience as a Chef, Cook or Sous Chef and want to work for an established and supportive company then apply now!

Nursery Cook Main Duties:

  • Responsibility for the food provision within the Nursery
  • Prepare daily food, paying particular attention to any special dietary requirements
  • Have a full understanding of Health & Safety as well as Food Hygiene issues, COSHH, and working within the guidelines relating to cross infection

For more information on the Nursery Chef role please call Phil King on (phone number removed).