Childcare Cook Gladesville

Nurtured Education and Care is a family owned and operated long day care located in Gladesville, looking to onboard an experienced Childcare Cook to join our growing team. What you’ll be doing in this role As a Cook, you will be planning nutritious, well-presented and appropriate meals and snacks for 55 children (0-6years) whilst adhering to food handling and hygiene practices. You will be responsible for ensuring various dietary requirements and allergies are accounted for. You will also be responsible for menu planning, stock control and food ordering. This service is a child safe organisation and we strongly uphold our child safety policies and procedures. We are committed to supporting each child to learn and develop in a safe and inclusive environment, working closely with families to ensure children’s health, safety and wellbeing. We support and emphasise the rights and best interests of the child as paramount as the children are at the centre of all our decision making at the service. Who we’re looking for
- Food Safety Supervisor Certificate (essential)
- Certificate III in Early Childhood Education or Children's Services (Desirable)
- Experience working in a childcare kitchen (preferred)
- A team-player attitude, with the ability to work effectively with staff and management
- Ability to alter meals to cater to children's allergy and dietary requirements
- Maintenance of a clean and compliant kitchen at all times What we offer you
- Above award wage
- Part-time contract
- Shifts to promote work life balance
- Discount for childcare What to expect Please know that employment with Nurtured requires:
- Valid paid Working with Children’s Check
- First Aid Certificate
- Food Safety Supervisor Certificate We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a robust sense of belonging and connection. Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check. How to apply If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply now’ button, fill out your details and submit. Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Job Types: Part-time, Casual Pay: $28.00 – $34.00 per hour Benefits:
- Childcare assistance
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring program
- Professional development assistance Experience:
- Childcare Cook: 1 year (Preferred) Licence/Certification:
- Working with Children Check (Preferred) Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Preferred) Work Location: In person Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qkgo3