Cook - Child Care

Mulberry Tree Childcare; City Of Stirling; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Mulberry Tree Childcare in Western Australia is seeking an enthusiastic Food Coordinator for our Karrinyup team. This is a part-time role, Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 12.30pm, with some flexibility on start time. You will prepare and cook nutritious meals for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years.

We value a warm, friendly nature and collaborative teamwork. You’ll plan menus, consider dietary requirements, and maintain high hygiene and safety standards while delivering healthy meals in a cheerful

Qualifications

• Experienced cook delivering healthy meals for children.
• Maintain high hygiene, health and safety standards.
• Understand dietary requirements of young children.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years.
• Plan menus in accordance with management approval and budget.
• Ensure familiarity with dietary needs of children.
• Uphold hygiene and safety standards at all times.

Skills

Cooking for children

Teamwork

Communication

Food safety knowledge

Education

Food Safety Supervision Skill Set Certificate

Working with Children Check

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative FoodCoordinator to join ourKarrinyup team.

The position is a part-time role, working Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 12.30pm, but we can be a little flexible on the start time.

The role is preparing and cooking nutritional meals for the children in our service.

While you may not be directly working with the children, you must have a warm and friendly nature. It is possible that you will be required to answer a variety of questions including but not limited to; who you are, what you are cooking, and ‘but why’.

Relationships are important within our team, as effective teamwork provides stability, job satisfaction and helps us navigate the day successfully. We have events for our team outside work hours such as our end of year expo, staff dinners, bus rallies and even nights away so we can relax and celebrate our successes together.

If this sounds like the position for you, we'd love to hear from you.

We believe that mealtimes are a great social experience where all children sit together to share a meal. In partnership, our role is to help develop healthy meal options and provide children withwhole foods and healthy food choices during this time.

The Mulberry Tree difference

Generous Staff Appreciation Budgets at each centre to strengthen relationships and reward our teams.

65% discount on your childcare fees. (conditions apply)

Fantastic training and development programs.

Strong focus on work-life-balance.

Support and availability of a WA based Senior Management team.

Great company where the cultureis fun, professionaland supportive of all team members.

Relationship centredenvironments.

Uniform allocations (annual).

The Role

The role requires an experienced cook, with a similar philosophy, to deliver healthy and nutritionally balanced meals for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years.

Preparation and cooking of meals (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea).

Menu planning in accordance to management approval and centre budget.

Ensure familiarity of dietary requirements of children within the centre.

Ensure that a high level of hygiene, health and safety standards are maintained at all times.

Key Requirements

Experience in a home or commercial kitchen, is preferred.

Hold or willing to obtain a Food Safety Supervision Skill Set Certificate.

Current Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain.

Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively in a team environment.

Passionate about delivering healthy meals to children.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.