Kitchen Assistant

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

Barker College is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced, innovative and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our Food Services Team at a prestigious education site.

This is a Full-Time, Term-Time role (38 hours per week) working 8AM to 4PM Monday to Friday during Term-Time. However, t may occasionally be requirements to work above and outside of these hours and days. Overtime will be paid for these additional hours.

Our Food Services Department caters for:

- Daily School Staff Meals
- Daily meals for 60+ Boarding Students
- 400+ catered events throughout the year
- Preparation and serving of 2500+ students

Some benefits include;
- No requirement to work on Public Holidays (all school holidays off)
- Education & training opportunities
- Career Progression pathways and many more

The Barker Food Services Team is an experienced team of supportive hospitality professionals, working in a great environment and culture. We are looking for Kitchen Assistants who will be able to effectively maintain a section of the kitchen, understand direction and to provide efficient service to all staff and students through the delivery of high quality products and services whilst adhering to the policies and procedures of Barker College.

The duties of the Kitchen Assistant will be diverse including:

- Maintain cleanliness of the kitchen, food preparation, storage and service areas
- Ensure equipment & appliances are clean and readily available for chefs
- Support the kitchen in preparing meals w required
- Assist with basic food preparation
- Assisting with day to day matters in the kitchen
- Willingness and capacity for flexibility of hours
- Knowledge of workplace health and safety issues relevant to the position, in the context of a school environment

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**ABOUT BARKER COLLEGE**

Barker is a leading independent coeducational School at the forefront of educational thought, visionary leadership and excellence. An Anglican Day and Boarding School, originally established in 1890 Barker is situated in Hornsby on the leafy Upper North Shore of Sydney.

Barker College is a fully coeducational school from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. We also have four satellite campuses:

- An Outdoor Education facility at The Grange, Mount Victoria, NSW
- An Indigenous Darkinjung Barker Campus in Yarramalong, NSW (established 2016)
- An Indigenous Ngarralingayil Barker Campus in Wollombi, NSW (established 2020)
- An Indigenous Dhupuma Barker Campus in Gunyangara, NT (established 2021).

**WHY WORK AT BARKER COLLEGE**

At Barker, we aim to be an engaging place of work w all staff are valued and nurtured through a dynamic professional learning community. We encourage and support all our teaching and support staff to be lifelong learners, to be inspired and be supported to thrive in their roles through ongoing professional learning, research and self-reflection. Quality teaching and learning drives the pursuit of supporting the School’s strategic vision of being a leading educational institution that inspires global hope. Staff are highly aligned to the School values of Commitment, Compassion, Courage, Integrity and Respect and take pride in making a positive contribution to student life within and beyond the classroom.

We provide a range of benefits to support the ongoing wellbeing of all our staff and these benefits are outlined.

**HOW TO APPLY**
- Current Resume/CV
- Brief Covering Letter which addresses the reason for your interest and how your skills and experience suit the role.
- Applications close**:Tuesday 21 March 2023 at 10:00AM**

**CANDIDATE EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS**
- Successful applicants will be expected to support the Mission, Vision and Values of the School.
- Barker College is an Anglican School and applicants for this position will need to demonstrate sympathy with and support for the School’s Christian values.
- Barker College is a child safe organisation and all statutory checks and references are required prior to confirmation of employment. A NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and a National Police Check will be required.
- Barker College is committed to a safe work environment and all staff members work within our WHS Policy & Procedures and other relevant documentation.
- Barker College policy requires staff to have received two (2) Covid-19 vaccine doses.
- Referees will only be contacted after initial interviews have been carried out. Your present Principal should be listed amongst confidential referees.