Commercial Kitchen Chef – Daytime Role, No Weekends

Oak Tree Early Learning Centres; Ku-ring-gai; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + superannuation

Own commercial kitchen in centre

Daytime hours with no late nights or

Supportive leadership team

Stable community centre

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Oak Tree Early Learning Centres – West Pymble NSW is seeking a Centre Cook to prepare fresh, nutritious meals for children across all age groups in a fully equipped commercial kitchen.

You will follow a four-week seasonal menu, ensure allergen-safe meals, manage deliveries and stock, and maintain high food-safety standards while collaborating with educators and the leadership team. Daytime hours; part-time role with competitive salary plus super.

Qualifications

• A current Food Safety Supervisor certificate and food handler training (essential).
• A current NSW Working With Children Check, or the ability to obtain one before starting.
• Experience cooking in a commercial kitchen.
• Experience in an early childhood, school or similar setting is highly regarded.
• Strong attention to detail around allergies and dietary requirements.
• Current First Aid, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification is advantageous; willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving five daily meal services, from breakfast through to late afternoon tea, following our approved four week seasonal menu.
• Preparing age appropriate portions, textures and presentation for children from babies through to preschoolers.
• Safely preparing vegetarian, allergy safe and special diet meals using our verification procedures.
• Applying high standards of food safety, hygiene, cleaning and temperature control, and keeping daily kitchen records.
• Receiving deliveries, managing stock rotation and placing routine orders with management approval.
• Keeping the kitchen clean, safe and well organised.
• Communicating with the Centre Manager and educators about attendance, dietary updates, menu changes and meal timing.

Skills

Food Safety Supervisor

Food Handler Training

Working With Children Check

Commercial Kitchen Experience

Allergy & Dietary Attention

First Aid Certification

Job description

Oak Tree Early Learning Centres – West Pymble NSW is seeking a Centre Cook to prepare fresh, nutritious meals for children across all age groups in a fully equipped commercial kitchen.

You will follow a four-week seasonal menu, ensure allergen-safe meals, manage deliveries and stock, and maintain high food-safety standards while collaborating with educators and the leadership team. Daytime hours; part-time role with competitive salary plus super.