Kitchen Hand

**Woodcrest Early Education Centre** is looking for a kitchen hand to prepare meals for the children in the centre. No child care or chef qualifications are necessary and all training will be provided.

The Kitchen Hand will prepare the meals for our centres for Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea. There’s no need for formal qualifications and all training will be provided but you should be enthusiastic about preparing fresh and wholesome meals for the children in our service. Nutrition is a vital part of children’s development and healthy eating is part of the QCCS philosophy. We believe food ingredients should come from the kitchen, not from a lab.

We promise that QCCS provide nutritious food that children will love. It is in their early years that children develop their tastes and attitudes about food and nutrition; hence, it is an essential time to educate and promote the importance of healthy eating.

The Kitchen Hand must be passionate about children’s nutrition and have the same ethos and passion to embed and promote this in our centre.

Your role will include the preparation of fruits and vegetables for platters etc, heating and delivering meals, ensuring compliance with the centre Food Safety Plan and much more

**The Centre**

**Woodcrest Early Education Centre** are located next door to Woodcrest College with our entrance on Commercial Drive in Springfield. Our centre has been rated as an **Exceeding Centre** by the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). We can care for up to 265 children per day and offer a huge range of quality programs for our children such as bush kindy, healthy eating programs as well as language and music opportunities.

As part of the QCCS team we offer you an array of company benefits which include:

- Role-specific induction
- Well above award wages
- Uniforms / First-aid and CPR courses provided
- Share of profit opportunities
- Discounted Child Care fees - a huge 95% off your gap fee
- Supportive management team
- Excellent job security

**You will need a Paid Blue Card.**
- Please note only successful applicants will be contacted and the position will close once a suitable person has been appointed._

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: $23.80 - $28.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Profit sharing

Schedule:

- Day shift

Work Location: In person