Nursery Cook

Nursery Cook

Location:Norwich

Salary:26100 per annum (pro rata)
Contract/Hours:Permanent/Part Time 37.5 hours per week

Closing date:Midnight on the 17^th of November 2025

Benefits:

• Time off to recharge- 33 Days leave per year.
• 24/7 Confidential Helplinespeak to trained counsellors any time 365 days a year for emotional wellbeing or mental health support.
• Enhanced Well-being: 8 sessionsIn-Person Phone or Online Counselling or CBT
• Treat yourself:Staff discounts portal and blue light card with 15000 retailers
• Salary Finance access tofinancial advice and the ability to manage savings or loans directly from your salary.
• Childcare Discount A whopping 60% off childcare within our nurseries and out of school clubs
• Up to 3 Days Dependency Leave to care for dependents in an emergency.
• Paid maternity adoption and paternity leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Secure your future:Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.

Were thrilled that youre considering a career with Spring. Spare us five minutes and we will tell you what you need to know.

Why Spring Nurseries

Imagine a place where laughter echoes imaginations run wild and every day is a new adventure. Thats Spring Nursery! Were not just a nursery; we are a family dedicated to creating a joyful and nurturing environment where children part of Action for Children were on a mission to provide outstanding early education thats accessible to all.

At Spring we are committed to supporting your career growth! Check out our Spring Career Progression Map attached to this advert which highlights the options for progression into a specialist role.

A bit about the role:

Were looking for a creative and caring nursery cook to join our team. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is experienced in a larger or commercial kitchen and is ready to take on the rewarding role of cooking nutritious tasty meals for young children every day

As a nursery cook youll take full ownership of the kitchen planning and preparing balanced child-friendly meals from our menus managing stock and food orders and always maintaining excellent hygiene and safety standards. Youll take pride in keeping the kitchen spotless well organised and running smoothly.

Were also looking for someone who can bring food to life for our children. We would love you to get involved in the fun side of nursery life whether its running a mini cooking activity chatting to the children about ingredients or helping them explore healthy eating in a hands-on playful way.

If youre ready to bring big flavours to little appetites and make mealtimes one of the most joyful parts of the day wed love to hear from you.

A bit about the nursery:

Spring Thorpe Hamlet is 57-place nursery in the heart of Norwich for children ages 3-months to 5-years. We pride ourselves on the warm home from home environment we provide where children are encouraged and supported to become independent learners. Our highly dedicated staff take time to get to know parents and children to ensure all their individual care and learning needs are met. Our philosophy is to actively encourage the involvement of parents so we can achieve our aim of ensuring children grow to be confident happy and resilient.

As nursery cook youll play a vital part in that mission fuelling little bodies and big imaginations with wholesome food made with care.

Good luck! We cant wait to hear from you.

Contact: us at quoting reference 12174

Diversity Equality and Inclusion

At Spring Oscars were dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within the organisation. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups.

Male staff are often under-represented within this sector and we would like to encourage more male applicants for our roles.

We arecommittedto safer recruitment practices to protectourservice users; therefore all applicants are expected tohaveanunderstandingof andcommitmenttosafeguarding best-practice.

Dont meet every single requirement

If youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with the job description wed love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role or another role within the Action for Children family.

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.

There are 5 sections for you to complete - Personal Details CV Supporting Statement & Information Equality & Diversity Submission & Declaration please refer to the JD and Person Specification when applying.

We also want to know what unique qualities you can bring to help us reach our vision for children and families.

Talent Pool:Were sure youve got what it takes to join our ambitious team. If youre unsuccessful this time around wed like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up that you might be better suited for. But feel free to let us know if youd rather we didnt do that.

If you need support with your application please contact our Recruitment Partner

Well be happy to give you any support you require.

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Job Description

See below for further information about working with us:

Employee Reward Booklet

Spring Early Years Career Pathway