Role: Centre Cook
Location: Semaphore Park
Centre: Goodstart Semaphore Park
Employment Type: Part-Time
Pay: $25.20 - $27.58
- Delight little customers with big appetites – provide delicious meals and influence the nutritional outcomes of Australian children.
- Competitive pay – at least 5% above award
- Get 50% discount off your childcare gap fees.
Are you looking for a chance to bring your culinary skills to a place where you’ll make a real difference, and be valued for what you do every day?
In this role, you will:
- Support the health and wellbeing of children through planning and preparing nutritious food
- 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
About Goodstart Semaphore Park
Goodstart Semaphore Park is a small three room, 70 place centre. We are tucked into a lovely little part of our community, close to local schools, shops and residential areas, as well as main roads and transport routes.
What Goodstart can offer you:
- We pay highly competitive wages, at least 5% above the national award rates
- 50% discount off your childcare gap fees and 4 weeks paid parental leave – increasing to 6 weeks from December 2023
- Professional development - we offer a range of opportunities to grow your skills and your career
- Wellbeing focus - our wellbeing program will ensure you get the support you need, when you need it most
- Additional leave - you’ll have the option to purchase extra leave for even greater work-life balance
- Retail discounts - you’ll save money on insurance, travel and technology
- Uniform allowance and employee referral program
- Security and stability - as Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care and a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families
You’ll need:
- Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or experience cooking within a childcare setting
- Current South Australian Working with Children Check
How to apply
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We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.