Childcare Centre Cook - Brand New Service

Are you passionate about providing exciting, nutritionally balanced meals to children? Then this is the job for you!! We are a fun, innovative privately owned Brand New 100 place Centre.

Our Shoalwater Centre is looking for a passionate Food Coordinator to share role to keep our Children at Discovery at Play Early Learning Centre healthy.

The position requires a motivated worker with a background in the delivery of nutrition and a passionate about working with children, families and community.

Staff discount on childcare

The ideal candidate

Will provide and prepare a variety of well-balanced nutritional meals.

Ensure a high standard of cleanliness of the kitchen and equipment

Follow Get Up and Grow and Australian dietary requirements

Food Safety Training

Food Safety Supervisor Certificate

Current WWCC

To be an active team member of the service

Responsibilities and Duties:

Plan a weekly menu, rotating the menu seasonally to suit.

Provide a diet for the children which has reduced sugar, no added salt, low fat, high fibre, and is free from artificial colours and preservatives.

Ensure any special diets are adequately catered for e.g. vegetarian, diabetic, dairy intolerance etc. An alternative must be prepared.

Make a shopping list from weekly menu.

Rotate stock each week.

To follow the menu and update menu notices around the centre if changes are made.

Complete all required paperwork in centre Food Safety Program

To support healthy eating habits educationally through veggie patches and/or herb gardens

To spend mealtimes with children in each room encouraging and discussing their healthy meals daily.

Maintain hygiene and cleanliness of the food preparation area.

Maintaining own self’s health, it is at upmost importance that you remain healthy to avoid illness and cross contamination.

To interact positively with children, staff, and visitors.