Childcare Caterer

5 days ago

Central Coast, Australia Central Coast Council Full time

**_"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"_**

**Primary Work Location: Niagara Park **NSW**
- **Looking for work during school hours?**:

- **Put your cooking skills to great use creating delicious meals for children**:

- **Permanent Part time position (22 hours per week) Monday to Friday between 8.30am-2.30pm (may vary)**
- Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect._
- Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast._

Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work.

Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

As part of Central Coast Council's Child Care team you will have an opportunity to put your passion for preparing nutritious food to great use, looking after the development of growing children. You will have the children’s best interests at heart and facilitate respectful relationships both with colleagues and parents as you deliver delicious, varied and nutritious meals and snacks for children aged between 6 weeks and 5 years.

The Caterer position works primarily within school hours, typically between 8.30am and 1.00pm, providing a great opportunity for experienced cooks looking for the flexibility to fit in with family or other commitments.

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

Council will also be creating an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other casual and part time Childcare Caterer positions across other Council Child Care Centres on the Central Coast.

**Key activities of this role include**:

- Plan, display, deliver and evaluate fortnightly menus which reflect children’s like/dislikes, individual dietary requirements, allergies and suitable food based on the developmental level of the children;
- Ensure menus meet nutritional guidelines as recommended by the NSW Health Department;
- Organise kitchen supplies and delivery for both consumable and durable goods in accordance with the annual/weekly budget under the supervision of the Centre Director;
- Champion and maintain the health, hygiene and safety standards of kitchen utensils and equipment according to statutory regulations.

**_About You:_**
- Ideally holding a TAFE Certificate of Attainment in Food Hygiene, you have solid recent experience in a similar role catering for large groups;
- You have a Safe Food Handling Certificate;
- You have a current valid Working with Children Check Clearance (or you are willing to obtain this check prior to any offer of employment);
- You are adaptable and self motivated, bringing a positive and organised approach to your work, and you enjoy being part of a lively team environment;
- Having a work/life balance is important to you.

**_About Us:_**
- We are a large organisation delivering a wide variety of services to our local community;
- We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development;
- We offer an attractive range of benefits to our employees.

**_What we offer:_**
- Weekly pay cycle;
- Generous Leave Provisions: 20 days paid Annual Leave, 15 days Sick Leave/Carers Leave, Health & Wellbeing Leave, Long Service Leave after 5 years, Additional purchased leave, Parental Leave - 18 weeks full pay/36 weeks ½ pay, Paternity Leave - 2 weeks
- Novated Leasing;
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to employees and their families;
- Fitness Passport - access to gyms across the Central Coast and Newcastle;
- Health & Wellbeing programs - skin cancer screening, Breastscreen, Flu vaccination, blood donations;
- Recognition of Service;
- Council Child Care Salary Sacrifice;
- Professional Development opportunities;
- Individual career development and learning opportunities;
- Reward & Recognition programs.

**Please refer to the **Position Description **for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.**

This role provides a commencing salary range of between $26.67 to $28.50 per hour dependent on skills and experience + 10.5% superannuation.
- Central Coast Council is committed to ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all of our employees. In accordance with Council's WHS requirements and COVID-19 Safety Plans we require all employees to be fully vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccine._

**Enquiries**: Kylie Payne, Section Manager Education and Care on ph: 0408 229 857.
- If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727._

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