Casual Cook

7 days ago

Glen Innes New South Wales, Australia Affinity Education Group Full time $43,200 - $64,800 per year

Share your skills in cooking Healthy Food at our centre

About our Centre

Welcome to Aussie Kindies Glenn InnesWe're passionate about educating our children to know the importance and benefits of healthy choices and nutritious meals. We are a 75-place centre now on the lookout for our next casual Cook to join our team, covering shifts from Monday to Friday between 8 am - 3:30 pm

The role

  • This role enables you to play an active part in creating healthy menus.
  • You'll have access to a national network of centre cooks who regularly share recipes, questions, ideas and tips
  • You'll also be encouraged to utilise the amazing feed Australia program – a free program enabling cooks to plan, budget and access healthy menus to enable children's growth and development while in child care.

About you

  • Efficient and capable cook
  • Able to prepare, implement and evaluate the nutritional content of menus for children of all ages
  • Experienced in bulk meal preparation, online ordering, stock management and budget control
  • Strict about complying with relevant food safety and hygiene regulations and standards
  • Able to cater for individual child requirements including allergies, specific dietary requirements and needs
  • Keen to participate in the early educational opportunities of teaching children about healthy food by sharing in lessons and family events

You already have

  • Current Food Safety and Handlers (Health and Community) Certificate
  • Certificate III in Commercial Cookery / equivalent (desirable)
  • Experience in an early childhood setting
  • Ability to obtain a Working with Children Check.
  • Current first aid certificate (including asthma and anaphylactic training) and resuscitation certificate

Why work for Affinity:

  • If you're looking for a values-led organisation with incredible people making a genuine difference.
  • Our mission is to realise the potential in everyone – from children to educators, from managers to our vibrant centre support office team.
  • To be sure, our portfolio of centres is growing about as fast as the little people in our care, we are focused on delivering a lifelong learning approach resulting in quality early education and care.

Our Safety Commitment

At Affinity Education, we believe that child safety is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to upholding the safety, rights and wellbeing of all children and promote a culture of child safety with a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and harm.

Affinity Advantages

  • 50% discount on childcare fees from your first day
  • 10% gov grant from day 1
  • Potential opportunity to move into a permanent position.
  • Ranked as #1 employer in the early childhood education & care sector
  • Work within a fun and experienced teams
  • Access to future job opportunities  at any of our 220 + centres
  • Opportunity to develop into a lifelong career with Affinity education group.
  • Work and grown in a supportive team -orientated environment

We are a 2025 Circle back Initiative Employer. We are committed to responding to every applicant.

LOVE. LEARN. GROW. Apply now

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