Cook / Chef (Early Learning Centre)
Core
Prepare fresh, healthy, and delicious meals and snacks for children in an early learning centre, ensuring nutritional needs and dietary requirements are met.
Role type
Early Childhood Cook / Chef
Builds
Daily nutritious menus and meal services for children
Domain
Early childhood education / Childcare
Required skills
Food safety management, allergy and dietary requirement handling, menu planning, kitchen stock management, hygiene compliance, meal preparation
Preferred skills
Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, experience in high-volume food preparation, knowledge of Nutrition Australia guidelines
Technologies
Food Safety Manual, checklists, records
Responsibilities
Planning and cooking fresh daily meals and snacks, creating nutritious seasonal menus, managing allergies and special dietary requirements, maintaining kitchen cleanliness and food safety standards, ordering food and managing stock, maintaining Food Safety Manual documentation
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC