Chef

at  Green Leaves Early Learning Centres

DESCRIPTION:

At Green Leaves Early Learning, our chefs play a vital role in providing nutritious meals and snacks for our children. Their growing bodies require excellent nutrition, and our seasonal menus have been created by our qualified chefs with this in mind.
Our soon-to-open Merrifield centre is located at 21 Cityside Drive, in Mickleham. Conveniently located outside the Merrifield City Shopping Centre, our Merrifield centre is a single-story and will have the capacity to cater for up to 128 children per day.
Our commercially designed kitchens are state-of-the-art and thoroughly equipped to support the creation of nutritious meals tailored to all children.
We are looking for someone who can work Monday to Friday for this role.

About the role

• Prepare a wide variety of nutritious meals, purees and special diet meals for babies and children as well as freshly baked treats for families daily
• Experienced in planning a rotation menu and confident in stock rotation, budgeting, and shopping for the kitchen
• Enjoy greeting and interacting with our families in a friendly manner and provide barista service (training provided if you are not experienced with this)
• Display excellent verbal, written and time management skills with high levels of initiative
• Maintain a clean and safe kitchen, in accordance with Food and Council Authority requirements
• Team player who is open to different styles of working in a kitchen and receptive to feedback
• Able to guide, mentor, support and work professionally with a Kitchen hand
• Happy to provide culinary classes alongside our educators to even the littlest in our centres!
• Prior experience working in a childcare or aged care kitchen.
• Be able to work Monday to Friday and up to 37.5 hours per week.

Benefits

• Competitive above-award wages
• Generous staff discount of 75% off the gap fee*
• Health and Wellbeing Programme
• Uniforms provided
• 24/7 access to a large online library of learning and development
• Supported by your own competent kitchen hand
• State-of-the-art, fully equipped chef’s kitchen
• Car parking is available on-site

This is a personally rewarding role where you can impact the lives of many. We want you to feel valued for your ongoing efforts, commitment, and dedication to your role.
If you are excited by the opportunity to join Green Leaves Merrifield, then please apply now!

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent
• Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
• First Aid and CPR
• Working with Children Check for WA
• Current Child Protection Training for VIC
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized with proven experience juggling a wide range of demands and priorities, and managing time effectively

• Prepare a wide variety of nutritious meals, purees and special diet meals for babies and children as well as freshly baked treats for families daily
• Experienced in planning a rotation menu and confident in stock rotation, budgeting, and shopping for the kitchen
• Enjoy greeting and interacting with our families in a friendly manner and provide barista service (training provided if you are not experienced with this)
• Display excellent verbal, written and time management skills with high levels of initiative
• Maintain a clean and safe kitchen, in accordance with Food and Council Authority requirements
• Team player who is open to different styles of working in a kitchen and receptive to feedback
• Able to guide, mentor, support and work professionally with a Kitchen hand
• Happy to provide culinary classes alongside our educators to even the littlest in our centres!
• Prior experience working in a childcare or aged care kitchen.
• Be able to work Monday to Friday and up to 37.5 hours per week