Canteen Coordinator

EREA Flexible Schools Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrificing benefits, including

12.75% Superannuation contribution

Job summary

EREA Flexible Schools Ltd is seeking a Canteen Coordinator to manage the delivery of nutritious, safe, and high-quality food services for Young People. You will oversee menu planning, food prep, and safety compliance, while maintaining stock control and budgeting.

The role requires a current Working with Children Check, relevant commercial cookery qualifications or equivalent experience, and a Driver Licence for occasional transport duties.

Qualifications

• Working with Children Check (Blue Card) is required.
• Commercial cookery or related qualification or demonstrated experience.
• Food Safety Supervisor Certificate or ability to obtain.
• First Aid certificate or ability to obtain.
• Current Driver Licence.
• Demonstrated experience in food preparation, kitchen operations and safety compliance.
• Experience in menu planning, stock control and purchasing processes.
• Experience managing budgets, resources and inventory.
• Ability to work independently and handle competing priorities.
• Ability to engage positively with vulnerable Young People.
• Knowledge of safe food handling practices and food safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate delivery of nutritious, safe, high-quality food services for Young People.
• Oversee menu planning, food preparation, storage and service.
• Monitor food safety compliance, stock control and budgeting.
• Foster partnerships and learning opportunities around food in education.
• Collaborate with campus staff to maintain an inclusive, trauma-informed service.

Skills

Organised

Flexible

Independent work

Food preparation

Menu planning

Stock control

Purchasing

Budget management

Youth engagement

Food safety compliance

Driver liaison

Communication

Education

Commercial cookery qualification

Food Safety Supervisor Certificate

First Aid Certificate

Current Driver Licence

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Canteen Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the delivery of nutritious, safe and high-quality food services to Young People, supporting the health, wellbeing and engagement in education.

The role is responsible for the effective operation, administration and maintenance of kitchen services, including menu planning, food preparation, food safety compliance, stock control, budget management, community food partnerships and the coordination of food-related learning opportunities for Young People.

The Canteen Coordinator works collaboratively with campus staff to create a welcoming, inclusive and trauma-informed food service that supports the educational, social and wellbeing outcomes of Young People.

The expectations of the Canteen Coordinator are shaped by the four touchstones of the EREA Charter, being:

• Inclusive Community;
• Liberating Education; and
• Justice and Solidarity.

ABOUT YOU:

We are seeking someone who is organised, flexible and able to work independently while also contributing positively to a multidisciplinary campus team. Previous hospitality experience and/or relevant qualifications as a chef or cook are highly desirable, together with demonstrated experience in preparing healthy meals and an understanding of safe food preparation, storage and service. Basic campus utility tasks are also an occasional requirement of this role.

The successful applicant will also be required to hold a driver's licence and be willing and able to drive school transport vehicles to support the transportation of young people when required.

ESSENTIAL:

• A current Working with Children Check, i.e. a Blue Card.
• Relevant qualifications in commercial cookery, hospitality, food services or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate, or the ability to obtain.
• A current First Aid certificate, or the ability to obtain one.
• Current Driver Licence.
• Demonstrated experience in food preparation, kitchen operations and food safety compliance.
• Demonstrated experience in menu planning, stock control and purchasing processes.
• Demonstrated experience managing budgets, resources and inventory.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage completing priorities.
• Ability to engage positively and effectively with vulnerable and/or at-risk Young People.
• Demonstrated knowledge of safe food handling practices and relevant food safety requirements.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE:

• Experience coordinating kitchen services within a school, community, youth services and not-for-profit setting.
• Knowledge of nutrition and healthy eating principles relevant to children and Young People.
• Experience managing food donation programs, community partnerships or food security initiatives.
• Experience supporting learning opportunities for Young People through practical activities.
• Well-developed communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively within a complex organisational environment.
• Well-developed computer literacy skills, including proficiency in word processing, internet-based applications, and the ability to use or learn database and information management systems.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive, culturally safe and respectful environment that promotes the wellbeing, engagement and success of all Young People.
• Understanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system of schools in the Edmund Rice tradition.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Salary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a
• 12.75% Superannuation contribution

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd currently educates over 2,700 young people in 22 Flexible Learning Schools (12 based in Queensland and 10 other schools across Australia) and two Special Education Services Schools in NSW, with approximately 800 staff nationally. Flexi schools serve young people who experience complex educational, social or psychological situations which demand unique responses. They enable young people to engage in education in a supported learning environment through a methodology based on trauma informed practice, to co-create a Common Ground using Operation by Principles, in which the principles of Honesty, Respect, Participation, Safe & Legal are embedded. Our special schools serve young people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.

The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check.

All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA's commitment to child protection policies and procedures.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.