Childcare Centre Chef | Pendle Hill

Whiz Kidz Early Learning Centre & Pre School; Sydney; Vor Ort; AUD 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive pay

Supportive team environment

Work/life balance

Discounted child care fees

Zusammenfassung

Whiz Kidz Early Learning Centre & Preschool is seeking a Centre Chef in Pendle Hill to cook for up to 100 children, Monday to Friday, 38 hours per week. You will plan menus, manage stock, and ensure best practice food safety with a focus on healthy meals for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.

The role requires commercial cookery qualifications, food safety knowledge, and a flexible, enthusiastic attitude. Competitive pay and a supportive team environment are offered.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in a similar childcare kitchen setting.
• Sound keyboard and computer literacy to complete online stock orders.
• Ability to adapt meals for dietary requirements.
• Understanding of food safety practices.
• A flexible and enthusiastic attitude.
• Qualifications in Commercial cookery and safe food handling.
• Good time management to ensure meals run smoothly.

Aufgaben

• Prepare morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea for up to 100 children per day.
• Plan menus, manage stock, prepare shopping lists and maintain food safety.
• Complete weekly orders within allocated budgets.
• Adhere to National Quality Standards of food preparation.
• Maintain a clean and organized kitchen.
• Carry out basic food preparation tasks.
• Complete and record required food/temperature checks.

Jobbeschreibung

Whiz Kidz Early Learning Centre & Preschool is seeking a Centre Chef, for our 100-place service in Pendle Hill. This is a permanent full time position working 38 hours a week, Monday to Friday, alongside our Kitchenhand.

As our Centre Chef you will be greeted each day by our children who, in turn will become your toughest critics. We are looking for someone who loves cooking for children and families, enjoys creating healthy and interesting, and sharing your passion for food and cooking with children.

The successful candidate will take pride in having empty plates returned to the kitchen, knowing children have enjoyed their food.

In this role, you will create delicious meals for our children aged between6 weeks and 6years, ensuring the highest hygienic standards and best practice food safety are always upheld within the kitchen.

About Us

The Whiz Kidz group are family owned and operated childcare centres in NSW and VIC. Our owners are two sisters, both with young children, who have a passion for quality childcare and early education. Having sent all their young children to childcare, we understand what it means to be able to send your child to a centre each morning and walk away with the peace of mind that your child is being cared for in a loving and nurturing environment. This is the ideal that drives Whiz Kidz each and every day.

Qualifications & experience:

• Experience in a similar setting
• Sound keyboard and computer literacy skills to complete online stock orders.
• The ability to adjust meals to cater for different dietary requirements
• An understanding of food safety
• Have a flexible and enthusiastic attitude
• Qualifications in Commercial cookery & safe food handling
• Good time management skills are essential to ensure that mealtimes run smoothly and that the kitchen is managed efficiently.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Preparing morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea for up to 100 children a day.
• Menu planning, stock control, preparing shopping lists, maintaining food safety
• Completing weekly orders in accordance with the menu while remaining within allocated budgets
• Adhering to the National Quality Standards of food preparation
• Maintaining a clean and organised kitchen
• Basic food preparation tasks
• Completing and recording the required food/temperature checks.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive pay
• Supportive team environment
• Work/life balance
• Discounted child care fees

This position is to commence as soon as possible. If you are are looking for a new challenge, love people, have a passion for Early Childhood and nutrition, we would love to speak with you.