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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 Ashgrove 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:

• Generous Hourly rate + Worker Retention Grant + weekly pays
• A comprehensive Chef’s onboarding program with support and mentorship from day one
• 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
• 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
• Our Acknowledge platform, which encourages sharing eCards to recognise our team members achievements

Ideally, we’d love for you to hold:

• A Certificate III in Commercial Cookery 
• A current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate (or willing to obtain upon commencement)
• A current State relevant Working with Children's Check (or have the willingness to obtain)
• Current Child Protection Training (or have the willingness to obtain)
• Current Anaphylaxis, Asthma, CPR and First Aid Certificates (or have the willingness to obtain)
• National Police Clearance obtained in the last 6 months (or willingness to obtain)
• Extraordinary verbal, written and time management skills
• The availability to work 5 days.

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.