Cook

Affinity Education Group; Darwin; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

Staff meals discount

Training opportunities

Affinity Learning Academy access

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Milestones Early Learning Wagaman is seeking a dedicated Cook to prepare nutritious meals and snacks for children in a warm, caring environment. You will cater for dietary requirements, maintain high food-safety standards and participate in menu planning alongside a friendly team.

This role offers permanent employment within Affinity Education Group's Wagaman centre, with opportunities to contribute to healthy menu initiatives and child-focused education activities.

Qualifications

• Current Food Safety and Handlers (Health and Community) Certificate
• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery / equivalent (desirable)
• Experience in an early childhood setting
• Reliable transport to and from our centre
• Current first aid certificate (including asthma and anaphylactic training) and resuscitation certificate

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals and snacks for children.
• Cater for dietary requirements.
• Maintain high standards of food safety and hygiene.
• Support inclusion of children with allergies and dietary needs.

Skills

Efficient cook

Menu planning

Bulk meal prep

Stock management

Budget control

Food safety

Allergy accommodation

Health education

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery / equivalent

Job description

Cook | Milestones Early Learning Wagaman

Share your passion for healthy cooking with our children! We're looking for a dedicated Cook to join our friendly team at Milestones Early Learning Wagaman.

In this role, you'll prepare nutritious meals and snacks for children, cater for dietary requirements, and maintain high standards of food safety and hygiene.

About Our Centre

Milestones Early Learning Wagaman provides quality early education and care for children in a warm and welcoming environment. Our dedicated team is committed to supporting children's learning, wellbeing and development through meaningful experiences every day.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys cooking and wants to make a positive difference in children's lives every day.

The role

• This role enables you to play an active part in creating healthy menus.
• You’ll have access to a national network of centre cooks who regularly share recipes, questions, ideas and tips!
• You’ll also be encouraged to utilise the amazing feed Australia program – a free program enabling cooks to plan, budget and access healthy menus to enable children’s growth and development while in child care.

About you

• Efficient and capable cook
• Able to prepare, implement and evaluate the nutritional content of menus for children of all ages
• Experienced in bulk meal preparation, online ordering, stock management and budget control
• Strict about complying with relevant food safety and hygiene regulations and standards
• Able to cater for individual child requirements including allergies, specific dietary requirements and needs
• Keen to participate in the early educational opportunities of teaching children about healthy food by sharing in lessons and family events

You already have

• Current Food Safety and Handlers (Health and Community) Certificate
• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery / equivalent (desirable)
• Experience in an early childhood setting
• Reliable transport to and from our centre
• Current first aid certificate (including asthma and anaphylactic training) and resuscitation certificate

Why work for Affinity:

• If you’re looking for a values-led organization with incredible people making a genuine difference.
• Our mission is to realise the potential in everyone – from children to educators, from managers to our vibrant centre support office team.
• To be sure, our portfolio of centres is growing about as fast as the little people in our care, we are focused on delivering a lifelong learning approach resulting in quality early education and care.

Our Safety Commitment

At Affinity Education, we believe that child safety is everyone’s responsibility. We are committed to upholding the safety, rights and wellbeing of all children and promote a culture of child safety with a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and harm.

Affinity Advantages

• A Permanent role working for one of Australia’s largest childcare groups
• 50% discount on childcare fees from your first day
• 30% discount on 12-month membership with Goodlife or Fitness First
• Training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential – up to 80% of our promotions are from internal promotions!
• Access to Affinity Learning Academy
• Dedicated Centre Support Office including Operations and Quality team to help your centre meet business, compliance and education goals
• Wellbeing initiatives with our Australia wide partners
• Partner discounts with over 100 different retailers
• Insurance benefits via Bupa

We are committed to responding to every applicant.