Nursery Cook (up to £12.95 p/h)

Application Deadline: 31 December 2025

Department: Early Years Educator

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: Muddy Boots Drighlington

Reporting To: Hannah Hare

Compensation: £12.50 - £12.95 / hour

Description

JOIN OUR AWARD WINNING TEAMBest Small Nursery Group 2024 - The National NMT Nursery Awards
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• Are you an experienced a family-style cook looking to join a small and friendly nursery in Gildersome, Leeds?
• Would you like to join a small nursery chain with a reputation for Outstanding childcare?

Get in touch!
Whilst experience in a commercial kitchen, like a school, nursery, or care home is desirable, this role is perfect for someone who is passionate about great food and considers themselves a fantastic home cook, looking for the opportunity to feed a bunch of extra hungry tummies each day.

Hours:   Up to 30 hours per week - Monday to Friday

When you apply, please submit a cover letter explaining why you are perfect for the role, which can be anything from years of cheffing experience or home, family cooking!

The Position

• Delivering our Muddy Boots menu, full of interesting, healthy, and seasonal lunches and light teas
• Catering for all the different dietary requirements and needs
• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in the kitchen and associated stores.
• Ordering all food and kitchen equipment, as well as maintaining monthly records for stock-taking purposes.
• Adhering to the nursery policies and procedures

What’s required?

Muddy Boots is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to ensuring that the terms and conditions of employment for staff and selection processes for potential employees are equitable and non-discriminatory.

What we offer

At Muddy Boots Nurseries, we ensure our team receives a high level of pay and a vast set of benefits & perks. This includes:

• An hourly rate £12.50 - £12.95
• Additional holiday days for length of service
• Staff discount towards childcare fees at Muddy Boots & our Out of School Clubs
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave & shared parental leave
• Paid personal training & development
• Free lunches cooked by our in-house chef & free uniform
• Free Car Parking & Uniform