Who are Kïdo?
Kïdo are a network of innovative international nurseries with 24 settings across India, Hong Kong, Dubai, USA and the UK. We fuse the best practices from the Montessori, Reggio Emilia and Waldorf Steiner approaches and marry this with beautiful learning environments. We use technology and a strong focus on customized learning to help children develop cognitive, social, emotional, physical, creative and reasoning skills. We are looking for a passionate Kitchen Assistant to support our Golders Green Setting.
Healthy eating is at the heart of our offering to parents and our teams and our Kitchen Assistants are vital to helping us deliver lovely meals to everyone. As a Kitchen Assistant you will be responsible for ensuring that children are provided with snacks and meals during the day. We create vibrant learning spaces and our Kitchen Assistant will make sure that our children are fueled with healthy food to equip them for their learning. You will make sure that the kitchen is clean, washing and sterilising is done, bins are emptied, and meals are served in line with allergen information and food hygiene standards.
What will you do?
You’ll work closely to support the nursery and make sure healthy meals and snacks are served on time. You will have accountability for the following:
- Maintenance and cleanliness of the kitchen Take ownership for the kitchen and its upkeep, make sure that it is a clean and hygienic place for children and staff’s meals to be served and prepared.
- Serving snacks and meals Starting with breakfast you’ll make sure that healthy snacks and meals are provided for everyone in the setting. External caterers will provide main meals, but you will serve and compliment them with healthy snacks.
- Tidying up Making sure that bins are empty, surfaces are clean, things are put away in the right places and washing and laundry is done at the end of each shift.
- Hosting meal times children learn all the time and meal times provide a great opportunity for this, we’d love you to get involved in educating our children about the food they eat.
- Team Player be part of a fantastic team and forge great relationships within your team and everyone in the nursery setting.
- Setting up you’ll help to create inspiring learning places, utilising indoor and outdoor space.
- Welcome spaces make sure that our front of house is inviting, and welcoming, fresh flowers are put out, shoes are tided away and coats are hung up
- Any other duties as reasonably requested by the nursery staff.
Requirements
Level 2 or 3 Food Safety and Hygiene Certificate
Benefits
Benefits:
- Salary 18,550 FTE (Full time Equivalent)
- Development in a fast-growing international company
- You get 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- You get your birthday off if it falls on a working day, and a present from us available through Perkbox, worth up to 25!
- Free childcare if your child attends one of our nurseries (Spaces only available for children over 2 at the moment)
- Annual performance related pay reviews
- Company awards and celebrations twice a year.
- Access to a health care cash plan.
- 150 refer a friend bonus for recommending Kïdo
- Perkbox account with access to many discounts and offers, including a free drink at Nero once a week, or a snack from Greggs!
- Access to our 24/7 employee assistance programme including free structured confidential counselling sessions.
- Free membership to Boxx online workout and wellness classes
- Free access to Headspace or Aura, mindfulness meditation apps
Kido is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. Kido will ensure that our recruitment procedures meet the standards set out in our safer recruitment policy (available upon request) and our selection criteria prevents unsuitable people from gaining access to children. As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in our care successful candidates are expected to undergo pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS and barred lists check. All applications will be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010