Cook

Candk; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 44,083 - 52,348; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay + super

Childcare discount

Referral program

Professional development

First aid training

Staff discounts

EAP

Supportive team culture

Job summary

C&K Oxley Childcare Centre is seeking a Cook/Chef for a permanent full-time role, Monday to Friday, 7am–3pm, with no weekends or evenings. You’ll prepare nutritious meals, influence the centre menu with the Kitchen Operations Supervisor, and ensure dietary requirements for children are met in a warm, community-focused setting.

Join a leading Queensland early learning provider that values safety, learning through play and staff development, with competitive hourly pay and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or related) and a Quality Food Supervisor Certificate ideal.
• Valid Blue Card and current Police Check.
• National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate completed (or available).

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals for children in a childcare setting.
• Collaborate with Kitchen Operations Supervisor to develop the centre menu.
• Ensure all dietary requirements are respectfully catered for in a warm, safe environment.

Skills

Menu planning

Food safety

Team player

Culinary skills

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 Oxley Community Childcare – Cook (Chef) Opportunity

• Permanent Full‑Time: Monday to Friday
• Set Shift: 7am to 3pm
• No weekends or evenings
• Hourly Rate $32.48–$37.79 plus superannuation.

Join our C&K Oxley Childcare team as a valued Cook/Chef, where you’ll be supported by an on‑site Kitchenhand in preparing nutritious, delicious meals that nourish growing bodies and minds. Working closely with our Kitchen Operations Supervisor and Centre Director, you’ll have the opportunity to influence and develop the centre’s menu, creating seasonal, child‑friendly meals that reflect the needs and preferences of our children and families. You’ll ensure every child’s dietary requirements are thoughtfully catered for in a warm, community‑focused environment.

C&K Oxley Childcare Centre is a highly regarded early learning service for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Conveniently located at 128 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road, Oxley, the centre is situated near Canossa Medical Centre, with public buses stopping right outside and Oxley train station just an 850‑metre walk away.

I love being part of an organisation whose vision is to see a state ‘where every child flourishes’. I value the opportunity to contribute, even in a small way, to the impactful work that is being done in the early childhood education sector.”
- Alex Bron

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.

• Competitive pay + super
  Earn up to $37.79 per hour + superannuation.
• Save on childcare costs
  Access priority enrolment and receive up to 75% off gap fees at C&K childcare centres.
• $1,000 Employee Referral Program
  C&K employees can receive up to a $1,000 reward for each successful referral for permanent or contract employees.
• Ongoing professional development
  Access subsidised training through C&K College and scholarships of up to $6,000 through the Qualifications Pathway Program.
• Paid First Aid Courses, Blue Cards & Police Checks
• Exclusive staff discounts
  Enjoy access to hundreds of retail discounts and health insurance deals through our partnership with BUPA & Smartrewards.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  That includes financial counselling, nutrition coaching, individual counselling and specialist support for LGBTIQA+ and First Nations individuals.
• Join a team that feels like family
  Work in a welcoming, supportive centre culture where educators genuinely value and support one another.
• Make a meaningful impact every day
  Help shape children’s early learning journeys in a nurturing, play‑based environment with Queensland’s leading early childhood provider.

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 a 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 (free online).

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.

Oxley, QLD