Canteen Assistant

About the Department
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About Springwood State High School
Situated 20 minutes south of Brisbane CBD, we are a co-educational school for years 7-12. Our natural bushland setting and fantastic facilities provide an inspiring environment for our students to achieve academic excellence within a culture of care. Whether our students are learning in our Performance Auditorium, the Fitness Centre, the eSports Hub, the student run café, the pool or our Innovation Centre, our stimulating learning environment provides unique curricular and co-curricular opportunities.
About the Role
**Responsibilities include**:

- Provide quality canteen and catering customer service including food production and food preparation duties, counter service, clearing tables and cleaning duties.
- Provide a clean, hygienic environment for the preparation, storage and safe handling of food.
- Follow procedure regarding food preparation and adhere to daily menu plans.
- Ensure that malfunctioning equipment is reported to the Canteen Supervisor in a prompt manner using appropriate paper work.
- Operate a cash register and collect money from client groups.
- Follow Workplace Health and Safety Practices to ensure that the canteen and equipment is operated and maintained in a safe and hygienic manner.
- Promote a safe, secure environment for staff, students and visitors.
- Participate in purpose based networks, team activities, performance management processes and professional development and training programs.
- Experience or willing to learn the online ordering system

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**Interested? To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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