Cook

Creche & Kindergarten Association; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 43,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

75% gap fee discounts for childcare

Subsidised training via C&K College

Funded Blue Card and Police Check

Job summary

C&K is seeking a Cook at Herston Road, Brisbane, to prepare nutritious meals for children and support their dietary needs in a welcoming, community-focused kitchen. You’ll work under the Kitchen Operations Supervisor to ensure meals meet guidelines while maintaining a safe and hygienic environment.

The role offers fixed hours, no weekends/evenings, and a salary of 31.19–36.38 AUD per hour plus super. Benefits include childcare discounts, subsidised training, and funded Blue Card/Police Check.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery required or ideal, with healthy cooking experience.
• Blue Card and Police Check are required.
• National Child Safety Training Foundation Certificate is desired.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals for children daily.
• Ensure dietary needs are catered for in a warm, community-focused environment.
• Maintain kitchen safety and hygiene in line with policies.
• Collaborate with Kitchen Operations Supervisor to follow menus.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Nutrition

Teamwork

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Quality Food Supervisor Certificate

Job description

At C&K, our purpose is to make a positive impact on children’s lives. It’s what we’ve been doing for more than 115 years. Through evidence-based thinking, hard work and true compassion, we’ve built a trusted reputation as Queensland’s leading provider of early childhood education. And as a child safe organisation, we put children's safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do, creating nurturing spaces where children can learn, explore, play and grow.

Help Shape Futures at C&K Herston Road Community Lond Day Child!

Join our C&K Herston Road team as a valued Cook, creating nutritious meals that nourish growing bodies and minds. With support from our Kitchen Operations Supervisor, you’ll ensure every child’s dietary needs are thoughtfully catered for in a warm, community-focused environment.

• Permanent Part time - 21 hours per week
• 4 hours Monday, Wednesday and Thursday & 4.5 hours Tuesday and Friday
• No weekends or evenings, with set hours each and every week.
• $31.19-$36.38 per hour +Super

Find Your Better Way and Enjoy the Benefits

Every C&K career helps children belong and grow. We’ll set you up for success with a range of benefits, programs and opportunities to help you earn, be well and grow.

• Find a healthy work-life balance with family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres and discounts of up to 75% of the gap fee.
• Access a nationally recognised qualification in the high-demand field of early childhood education and care with subsidised training for eligible students through the C&K College.
• Funded Blue Card and Police Check.
• Plus so much more.

What you’ll bring

If you’re committed to guiding children’s early learning and development, we’ll set you up for success!

We strongly uphold our child safety policies and procedures. To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have:

• A Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or related discipline) and Quality Food Supervisor Certificate is ideal, but we are happy to consider unqualified applicants with experience.
• Valid Blue Card and current Police Check.
• Completion of the National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate

Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.

C&K is a child-safe organisation and all C&K employees are required to undergo a police check and not be a‘Restricted Person’ or Suspended Educator under the QLD Blue Card System.

We welcome applicants who identify as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, have a Culturally and /or Linguistically Diverse background and/or those with additional needs.

Herston, QLD