Kitchen Support Worker

**Role Description/Criteria**

**Kitchen Support Worker**

In 2025, the newly named Saints College* - Ballarat and Bungaree Campuses, currently St Joseph’s School, are seeking an experienced Kitchen Support Worker to work across both campuses.

Since 2012, we have led the way in radically inclusive education, supporting students with diverse challenges. We are an inclusive school for 12-25 year olds seeking an alternative to mainstream education. Our environment celebrates all abilities and backgrounds, providing transformative learning experiences catering to individual needs.

We operate multiple campuses located in North Melbourne, Geelong, Colac, Ballarat, and a dual engagement virtual learning campus, BlendED. In 2025, we will expand our offerings with the opening of three new campuses in Fitzroy North, Sunshine, and Bungaree, as part of our growth strategy to establish additional campuses in the future.?

The young people we serve often face significant and complex educational, social, developmental, psychological, health, legal, or familial challenges, which demand unique interventions. Our approach is grounded in the Operation by Principles framework, which combines education with an understanding of trauma-informed practices.

The Bungaree Campus is established to support young people in Years 7 to 10, particularly those who may benefit from an environment with greater space and connection to nature. This campus is designed to complement our Ballarat campus, which opened in 2024 and currently has a full cohort with a significant waiting list for students from Ballarat and surrounding areas.

In 2025, the Bungaree Campus will accommodate up to 60 enrolments, offering a broad range of elective and outdoor education opportunities that foster holistic development and engagement with the environment.
- _Subject to VRQA approval_

**The Role**:
We are looking for a full-time Kitchen Support Worker to join our team, based at the Bungaree Campus.

The position reports to the Kitchen Coordinator at St. Joseph’s Ballarat campus and will travel to the Bungaree Campus for food service after morning preparation on site at Ballarat. This role will assist in providing a healthy and nutritious food service to students during school term, focusing strongly on friendly courteous customer service and cooperative teamwork.

You will be employed as a Category B School Services Officer who normally works during the school term time only and is entitled to non - term weeks without loss of pay. Annual leave will be deemed to have been taken during non-term weeks.

You will be employed on an ongoing basis, commencing Term 1, 2025 and will be employed under the Catholic Education Multi Enterprise Agreement 2022.

**You will need**:

- Ability to commit to and work within our Operating Principles; **Respect, Participation, Safe and Legal and Honesty**.
- Come complete with previous experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
- Possess a current Hygiene for Food Handler’s Certificate.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to successfully communicate with a range of people.
- Demonstrated commitment to contributing to a positive team environment.
- Ability to obtain a Working with Children Check and provide a National Police Check certificate (issued within the last six months)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity.

**To Apply**:

- A letter of introduction and a one-page response to the duties and responsibilities listed in the position description and how you would meet them;
- A current curriculum vitae outlining previous experience and skills;
- Two referees (including contact details). Please include a referee from current or most recent place of employment, if this is a school it needs to be the principal.

For further information contact**:Troy Strybosch, Campus Principal on 0448 807 615**

**Application close 4pm, Friday 6 December2024**.
- St Joseph’s Schools are a Catholic School in the Edmund Rice tradition and are recognised as a leading organisation for the provision of educational and social inclusion programs for disenfranchised young people._?
- St Joseph’s is a child safe environment. St Joseph's?is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and participation of all children and young people under our care. All school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards MO1359. All employees abide by the Child Safety Code of Conduct available at: _Child Safe Standards: Policy | StJosephs.vic.edu.au_

**Application Procedures**

**Details**:
**Address**:385 Queensberry Street
North Melbourne

**Phone**:9269 6900

**Principal**:Ms Chloe Hand

**Applications Close**:06/12/2024

**Position**: School Services Officer

**Type**:Ongoing

**Hours per Week**:Ful