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Enjoy a role where you can share in the delight of creating nutritious and delicious meals for our young learners!
At Green Leaves Early Learning, we take pride in placing our teams and children at the heart of everything we do. From greeting our families each morning with a friendly smile and a barista-made coffee and treat, to conjuring up interesting and exciting food for our children, it’s all in a day’s work as Chef of our Seaford Meadows Centre. Day to day, in this role, you can enjoy:
Using your mastery knowledge of cooking, to plan an interesting and exciting menu for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years old
Preparing a wide variety of nutritious meals and purees, as well as working to dietary requirements for babies and children
Confidently managing the kitchen autonomously, ensuring effective stock rotation, budgeting, and shopping for your kitchen
Ensuring the highest level of food safety and supervision in accordance with Food and Council Authority requirements and Green Leaves Early Learning Standards
Mentoring and guiding a kitchen hand in a professional environment, to deliver the highest quality of food and service
Providing thoughtful culinary classes alongside our Educators, to our littlest learners.
In return, we offer a culture that recognises and rewards your contribution through our Green Leaves Work Perks:
A supportive and progressive culture that appreciates doing things a little bit differently
Generous wages + weekly pays
The 10% Worker Retention Grant Wage Boost - Green Leaves has secured the Government’s “Worker Retention Payment Grant”, and is excited to pass on this increase in wages to our valued team members
A comprehensive Chef’s onboarding program with support and mentorship from day one
The opportunity to collaborate with our National Nutritional Program Partner, with a focus on environmentally sustainable practices within our eco-friendly settings
Savings on childcare fees with our childcare discount of 75% off the gap fee
Access to our exclusive supplier discount program, with great discounts on a range of retailers
Add a boost to your health and well-being with our comprehensive program (including a complimentary annual flu shot, our Annual Wellness Week and more!)
Start your day right with Brekkie on us!
Access to our online Green Leaves library of learning courses, promising learning anytime, anywhere
Our Acknowledge platform, which encourages sharing eCards to recognise our team member’s achievements

Please refer the Job description for details