Role: Centre Cook
Location: Orange – NSW
Centre: Goodstart Orange – Kite Street
Employment Type: Permanent. Monday – Friday 27.5 Hours p/week
Pay: $29.94 - $33.83 Per hour + Super
Perks:
* Delight little customers with big appetites – provide delicious meals and influence the nutritional outcomes of Australian children
* Competitive pay – at least 5% above award
* 50% discount off your childcare gap fees
As a Cook at Goodstart, you'll create delicious, healthy meals that fuel young minds and bodies, becoming a cherished part of our community. Your passion for food and commitment to quality will play a crucial role in shaping the daily experiences of the children in our care.
In this role, you will:
* Ensure the safety of children by preparing meals to account for special dietary requirements and allergies
* Use your creativity and organisational skills to plan the menu and order food supplies in consultation with the Centre Director
* Maintain high standards of food safety by ensuring all storage, handling and preparation of food and drinks is hygienic
* Full‐time 27.5 Hours per week. Mon‐Friday (8:30am‐2:30pm)
What Goodstart can offer you:
* Highly competitive wages, at least 5% above the national award rates
* 50% discount off your childcare gap fees and up to 6 weeks paid parental leave
* Paid professional development
* Two wellbeing days included in your personal leave per year
* Free annual flu shot (optional)
* Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work‐life balance
* First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
* Retail discounts on insurance, travel and technology
* Uniform allowance and employee referral program
You'll need:
* Desirable: Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or experience cooking within a childcare setting
* Essential: Food handling certificate
* Experience in preparing and adapting meals to meet a variety of dietary requirements, including allergies, intolerances, cultural/religious restrictions, and specialised medical diets
* Current NSW Working with Children Check
We're an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
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.
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