Centre Cook - Childcare Centres

The Role:

City of Ballarat are seeking to employ casual Cooks to work in the kitchen at the Girrabanya, Wendouree and Rowan View Children’s Centre. The Centre cook works to support the health and wellbeing of the children in care through the preparation of nutritious and attractive meals and snacks. The Centre Cook is required to deliver the following objectives:

• Plan menus meeting the requirements of Nutrition Australian guidelines, in conjunction with educators, parents and children, which reflect the diverse and complex nutritional requirements of young children.   
• Order and purchase supplies and complete monthly account reconciliations in consultation with the centre coordinator and within budget.    
• Interact in a positive and proactive manner with all team members children and families. 

About You:

Ideally thesuccessful candidate will have demonstrated experience in the preparation and provision of food on a small commercial basis and will have the following certifications or be willing to obtain them prior to commencement:

• Food handlers Certificate level 2 
• Food safety supervisor Certificate  (or willing to obtain)  
• Working with Children Check 
• A satisfactory National Police Check   

Key Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated experience in the preparation and presentation of food on a small commercial scale.
• Demonstrated capacity to work within a budget   
• Capacity and willingness to work as part of a team in a work environment   
• Sound written and oral communication skills   
• Knowledge of child nutritional needs and requirements   
• Food handlers certificate level 2   
• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety issues relevant to work activities and work areas   
• Experience using MS Office and web-based programs.  

To apply:

To apply for this position please click on the Apply button and submit your application. The closing date for this position is  28 March 2025. Please ensure that you provide a cover letter, current resume and answer screening questions based on the key selection criteria. 

Contact:

For any additional questions, please contact Rebecca Karslake, Manager Integrated Children’s Services on 0437 081 012. 

The City of Ballarat is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values diversity, flexibility and child safety. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace and reasonable adjustments will be made to the process to ensure equitable access.  We undertake an employment screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate holds a valid working with children check and satisfactory criminal history record check.