Cook

2 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Affinity Education Full time

Share your skills in cooking Healthy Food at our centre

About our Centre 

Welcome to Milestones Early Learning Keysborough We're passionate about educating our children to know the importance and benefits of healthy choices and nutritious meals. We are a 100 place centre now on the lookout for our next Cook to join our fun loving team   

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
  • Reliable transport to and from our centre
  • Current first aid certificate (including asthma and anaphylactic training) and resuscitation certificate

Why work for Affinity:

  • If you’re looking for a values-led organization 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 

  • A Permanent role working for one of Australia’s largest childcare groups 
  • 50% discount on childcare fees from your first day 
  • 30% discount on 12-month membership with Goodlife or Fitness First 
  • Training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential – up to 80% of our promotions are from internal promotions 
  • Access to Affinity Learning Academy fully funded and accredited Leadership and Management courses  
  • Pedagogical support from Dr Lesley Jones and her Education Advisor Team 
  • Dedicated Centre Support Office including Operations and Quality team to help your centre meet business, compliance and education goals 
  • Career progression opportunities to work towards a management role e.g.  Centre Manager/ Area Manager/ Quality Advisor 
  • Scholarships for Masters in Early Childhood Education.  
  • Wellbeing initiatives with our Australia wide partners including TELUS Health 
  • Partner discounts with over 100 different retailers 
  • Insurance benefits via Bupa 

We are a 2024 Circle back Initiative Employer. We are committed to responding to every applicant.  

LOVE. LEARN. GROW. Apply now 

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