Food & Hospitality Kitchen Assistant / Coordinator

The role
Full Time, Ongoing position commencing June 2024
Working during Term Time Only 

Some of your primary duties and responsibilities will include the following:

Operational:

• Serve as the Food Safety Supervisor for our restaurant and café, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Oversee food preparation for practical and demonstration classes, maintaining high standards of quality and hygiene.
• Collaborate with administrative staff to update student dietary requirements and ensure compliance with regulatory bodies.
• Coordinate student catering activities, including fundraisers and pop-up cafes, while liaising with suppliers to maintain certification and food safety standards.
• Manage resources, equipment, and inventory, conducting regular stock takes and facilitating food auditing procedures.
• Maintain facilities and equipment, liaising with maintenance teams and contractors to ensure optimal functionality.

Staff Coordination and Supervision:

• Provide guidance and instruction on specialised processes and dietary requirements, developing and maintaining class timetables.
• Audit food safety procedures in the restaurant and café, ensuring compliance with documentation requirements.
• Support curriculum planning and resource development for food studies classes, collaborating with department heads.
• Collect and manage timesheets, oversee food safety procedures, and maintain cleanliness in storage and kitchen areas.

Planning, Strategy, and Project Coordination:

• Implement recommendations from internal audits, third-party inspections, and council evaluations.
• Evaluate and recommend equipment purchases, support curriculum planning, and contribute to departmental strategies.
• Initiate projects aligned with departmental goals, collaborating with internal departments and external suppliers.
• Support the development and updating of documentation and policies as needed.

General Duties:

• Assist teachers during practical classes and provide support in commercial kitchens as required.
• Ensure compliance requirements are met for contractors and conduct cleaning duties in classrooms.
• Demonstrate equipment and processes to teachers and students, offering guidance on specialist techniques.

The school
MLC is a leading independent girls' day and boarding school in the inner east of Melbourne. Our unmatched breadth of learning and wellbeing experiences and environments inspires and supports MLC students to find and nurture their individual interests and talents and achieve their best.
Known for our commitment to excellence and innovation in education combined with the unmatched breadth of our curriculum, co-curricular activities, and College resources ensures our students discover their strengths and interests, nurture their talents, forge their own paths and achieve their best.
MLC students are empowered to be confident and resilient global citizens who possess the skills, knowledge, and attitude to thrive throughout every stage of their schooling and in an ever-changing, globalised world.

About You

• Relevant post-secondary certificate, or trade qualification or gained from appropriate on the job relevant experience
• Previous experience in food, food hygiene, kitchen operations and all aspects of food service
• Knowledge and understanding of OH&S requirements
• Victorian Food Safety Supervisors Qualification – 3.2.2A Compliant (Certificate to be provided)
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Proven ability to be organised, plan and meet scheduled timelines
• Excellent computer skills
• A current Working with Children Check and Police Check
• Be open to ideas, striving for excellence and have a high level of integrity

For further information regarding this position, please reach out to ***************@mlc.vic.edu.au or 9274 6460.

MLC puts child safety at the forefront and are committed to providing a child safe environment. The safety of our students is paramount and is the responsibility of all of our staff.
We encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible, as early submissions will be reviewed and considered prior to the official closing date.