About the Role
This role involves working with children aged 6 weeks to 5 years, focusing on food and nutrition. The ideal candidate will be confident in preparing meals from scratch, accommodating dietary requirements, and becoming an integral part of the team.
Responsibilities
- Managing the kitchen on a day-to-day basis
- Ensuring health and safety are always maintained at a very high standard
- Planning and preparing nutritious menus from scratch
- Ordering of stock (from preferred suppliers of fruit, vegetables, and groceries)
- Assisting educators in small group experiences with the children and introducing the wonderful world of cooking
Requirements
- Available to work Monday to Friday, 8am – 2:30pm
- Hold or be willing to obtain a valid NSW Employee Working with Children Check
- Hold a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
- Have work rights that enable you to work in Australia
- Can provide two professional references from supervisors
- Willing to complete a fitness for duties medical assessment
Skills
- Food preparation
- Nutrition
- Menu planning
- Stock ordering
- Dietary requirement management
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Permanent part-time
Education Level
- Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
Benefits
- Generous annual pay increases
- 5 additional personal leave days for service-based staff (pro rata)
- 20% employee discount of CCS Gap Fee within a KU Service
- Up to 15 weeks of KU paid parental leave
- Access to variety of salary packaging options
- Access to KU Plus - an extensive Employee Benefits Program with access to discounts & cashback from over 400 retailers
- Access to our Health & Wellbeing portal
- Access to FREE professional learning
About the Company
- KU has been proudly recognised as an Employer of Choice for 10 consecutive years.
- KU offers more benefits than any other employer in the sector.
- KU is committed to social justice and human rights, inclusion and diversity, and equal employment opportunity.
- KU Children’s Services is committed to being a child safe organisation.
Equal Opportunity
- KU is committed to social justice and human rights, inclusion and diversity, and equal employment opportunity.
- We recognise the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and promote their participation at KU.
