Nursery Chef & Housekeeper - Monday to Friday
CompanyThomas Franks Ltd
Location
Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At6/4/2026
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Description
Solihull
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £ 32,000 per annum
Hours: 40 per week
A co-educational private day prep school in Solihull, West Midlands. Catering for 640 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of lunch and some hospitality at this location. This is 52 week role and operating Monday to Friday. Additional benefit to this location is free parking on site.
We are currently recruiting for a Nursery Chef & Housekeeper for one of our fantastic locations in Solihull. The Nursery Chef & Housekeeper plays a vital role in supporting the health, safety, wellbeing, and daily comfort of children within the nursery environment.
This position is essential in ensuring children receive nutritious, balanced meals while maintaining a clean, safe, hygienic, and welcoming setting where children can learn, grow, and thrive. The role directly contributes to children’s wellbeing, development, and overall nursery standards by promoting excellent hygiene, food safety, and cleanliness throughout the nursery.
Key Responsibilities
Kitchen & Food Preparation
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £ 32,000 per annum
Hours: 40 per week
A co-educational private day prep school in Solihull, West Midlands. Catering for 640 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of lunch and some hospitality at this location. This is 52 week role and operating Monday to Friday. Additional benefit to this location is free parking on site.
We are currently recruiting for a Nursery Chef & Housekeeper for one of our fantastic locations in Solihull. The Nursery Chef & Housekeeper plays a vital role in supporting the health, safety, wellbeing, and daily comfort of children within the nursery environment.
This position is essential in ensuring children receive nutritious, balanced meals while maintaining a clean, safe, hygienic, and welcoming setting where children can learn, grow, and thrive. The role directly contributes to children’s wellbeing, development, and overall nursery standards by promoting excellent hygiene, food safety, and cleanliness throughout the nursery.
Key Responsibilities
Kitchen & Food Preparation
- Prepare and cook healthy meals and snacks for children daily.
- Plan balanced menus suitable for children’s nutritional needs.
- Cater for allergies, dietary requirements, and cultural preferences.
- Maintain high standards of food hygiene and kitchen safety.
- Store food correctly and monitor stock levels.
- Keep accurate records of food temperatures, deliveries, and cleaning schedules.
- Ensure compliance with food safety and health regulations.
- Clean and sanitise kitchens regularly throughout the day and common areas (Reception)
- Sweep, mop, vacuum, dust, and disinfect surfaces regularly.
- Wash dishes, kitchen utensils, and nursery equipment.
- Previous experience in catering, housekeeping, or childcare settings preferred.
- Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 2 preferred).
- Knowledge of health, safety, and hygiene standards.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Good organisational and time-management skills.
- Reliable, hardworking, and attentive to detail.
- Knowledge of children’s nutrition
- Cleaning and sanitation skills
- Communication and teamwork
- Ability to multitask efficiently
- Awareness of allergy and dietary management
- May require standing for long periods and lifting light equipment or supplies.
- Must follow safeguarding, hygiene, and health & safety procedures at all times.
- Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
- Free meals on duty
- Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Recommend a friend bonus.
- Unrivalled individual training and development.
- Well established apprenticeship programme.
- Team & company social events.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Workplace pension.
- Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.
Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.
Disclaimer
All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.
An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.
Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks
We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.
An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.
Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks
We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.