Cook

Permanent, Part Time2 days per week, 5 hours per day.

About Us

Big Fat Smile is a values-led organisation. Its vision is that we enrich the lives and minds of children and families in their community. Our values are Inclusion, Integrity, Safety, Child-centric, Collaboration and Leadership.

We are a not for profit, community owned, non-government organisation which provides high quality care and education for children, national and state wide inclusion services as part of a National Consortia and operate many community based services to children and families. These include post-natal depression groups, transition to school and supported playgroups.

Big Fat Smile is a child safe organisation, committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of children entrusted to our care. We demonstrate this commitment through embedding of the Child Safe Standards in culture, policies, procedures, and practice. Big Fat smile has a zero tolerance for child abuse and harm and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated seriously and acted upon.

About the Role

This role is responsible for the entire function of the kitchen, including but not limited to, menu planning, preparing healthy meals, ordering stock and cleaning duties. As the Cook you will use your experience to support the health and well-being of the children in the centre through the planning and preparation of all meals provided throughout the day.

What you need to succeed

Ability to multitaskStrong communication skills A good level of physical fitness Be organised A current Working with Children Check (or willingness to obtain one) Qualifications in Menu Planning and Nutrition and Safe Food Handling or equivalent are desirable. NOTE: training will be provided for the right candidate and paid for by Big Fat Smile.

There are lots of reasons why a role with us is rewarding

You will feel supported by a Total Well-being Platform that gives you access to self-assessments, articles, toolkits, podcasts, perks and savings, and other resources. We are proud to be part of the multi-employer bargaining process. Join us to experience the rewards of a 15% pay increase over the next two years. You will have the financial peace of mind with 60% discount on early learning and care and out of school hours care services. You can save money with our Benefits Platform with meaningful discounts from over 500 retailers on everyday purchases, including groceries, cinema tickets, clothing, homewares, tech, gym membership and more. You can focus on what matters most because you have support from head office specialists and expertise, such as inclusion professionals and pedagogy and practice

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Join us and you’ll be smiling too, when you make more of a difference.

Safeguarding children is embedded in all we do. Through our Child Safe Framework and Values, we are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children entrusted to our care.