Kitchen Support Officer

Division: Northern CPPYJ
- Location: St Marys, NSW, AU, 2760
- Req ID: 76623

**Kitchen Support Officer -**

**Cobham Youth Justice Centre,**

**Youth Justice**
- **Ongoing, Full time**:

- **Location: St Marys**:

- **Level 1 Salary ($59,232 - $61,769 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading**

This is a targeted recruitment.

This is because the Department acknowledges this lived experience contributes a perspective valuable to our work with this community.

**Your role**

Undertake a range of general kitchen duties, including preparation and serving of meals and assisting with maintenance and cleanliness of kitchen and storage facilities to support the delivery of a high-quality catering service.

**What you’ll do**
- Provide support to catering staff and assist in maintaining a clean and hygienic environment in the kitchen
- Clean and clear away in the kitchen facilities.
- Comply with work health and safety guidelines and procedures, and report any maintenance or safety issues, to ensure the health and safety of clients and other staff members.

**What we’re looking for**
- Ability to complete task in a timely manner and maintain high standards.
- Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to handle changing schedules, meal demands and special dietary requirements.
- Maintain calm and professional when dealing with challenging clients.
- Ability and willingness to work with offenders.
- Current NSW Working with Children Check clearance
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014

Download the role description.

**What We Offer**

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

**We do work that really matters**

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply. You will need to attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum five pages) and a cover letter (maximum three pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the focus capabilities & requirements of the role and answer the two targeted questions below:

- Describe a recent food safety issue you have been faced with and describe the steps you took to solve it.
- Give an example of a time where you have had to respond to a workplace challenge, what was the challenge, what did you do to overcome it and what was the result.

**Applications close**Sunday 17 August 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

**Got a question?**

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

**Other Information**

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

**_ The Welcome Experience_**:
The careers site currently promotes this service on the ‘Discover roles with DCJ in regional NSW’ page.