Centre Chef - Richmond

Green Leaves Group•Richmond, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

At least a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
Current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
Current and State-relevant Working with Children's Check
Current 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 6:30 am to 2:30 pm, Monday to Friday

Nice To Haves

Experiences working with children with disabilities
Experiences working with children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Experiences with Aboriginal children and communities

Responsibilities

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
Collaborate with our National Nutritional Program Partner, with a focus on environmentally sustainable practices within our eco-friendly settings.

Benefits

Above Award weekly wages
Worker Retention Grant wage boost
Weekly pays
Childcare Discount- 75% off the gap fee
A comprehensive Chef’s onboarding
A strong support network, including guidance from our National Nutritional Program Partner
The opportunity to grow your career with ongoing development and support from a range of internal programs
Exclusive access to our supplier discount program
Annual Wellness Week
Complimentary flu shots
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