Chef

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Description:
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 centre. Day to day, in this role, you can enjoy:

Use 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 the 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:

Weekly wages + Worker Retention Grant wage boost + weekly pays
Childcare Discount- 75% off the gap fee
A comprehensive Chef’s onboarding and a strong support network, including guidance from our National Nutritional Program
The opportunity to grow your career with ongoing development and support from a range of internal programs
Exclusive access to our supplier discount program
From our Annual Wellness Week to complimentary flu shots, we support your wellbeing year-round
Start your day right with Breakfast and Barista-made Coffee on us!
Access to our online Green Leaves library
Our Acknowledge platform, celebrating team achievements through shared eCards of support

About You:
A Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, or above
Current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
Previous experience in a Chef role

• Current WA Working with Children's Check
• Current WA Child Protection and National Child Safety Training Certificates
• Current First Aid and CPR (HLTAID012)

National Police Clearance obtained in the last 6 months
The availability to work from 7:00 am to 2:30 pm, Monday to Friday

Make Your Move!

If you are excited by the opportunity to run your own kitchen and bring a smile to our youngest Green Leaves learners each day, make your move and apply now!

At Green Leaves Early Learning, we prioritise the safety, well-being, and inclusion of all children, including those with disabilities. We encourage applicants to share their experiences working with children with disabilities and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We are committed to Reconciliation and fostering an environment where all First Nations Australians feel a strong sense of connection and belonging. We welcome your experiences with Aboriginal children and communities.

Green Leaves Early Learning is committed to all aspects of child safety; including child protection, mandatory reporting and adopting the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.