Cook

About the role

Cooks perform a significant function in the Sagewood Early Learning organisation. The Cook ensures a nutritional balanced meal that meets the dietary guidelines for children and individual health and cultural needs, whilst ensuring the establishment and growth of meaningful relationships with children and families.

Key responsibilities

• Provide a healthy, balanced, varied diet for the children attending the Centre
• Meet all requirements and standards indicated in the National Quality Framework
• Ensure that a sense of belonging and respect prevails at the centre between children, educators and families at all times
• Execute the daily operations of the kitchen to ensure the health and hygiene requirements are met
• Ensure that all relevant Regulations, Legislation, Standards and Industry Awards, Policies and Procedures and Code of Conduct are met on an ongoing basis
• Prepare and cook nutritious meals that are culturally appropriate for children 0-5 years
• Work with the Director and staff to plan and prepare meals for the children including lunch, morning tea, taking into consideration nutritional requirements of the age group, cultural and religious differences, additional dietary and/or medical needs of the individual child, special needs of the 0-2 year olds, and the labor, facilities, and financial resources available
• Ensure all food is stored in compliance with Health Regulations
• Ensure all food is heated and cooled in compliance with Health Regulations
• Co-ordinate the purchasing of food and supplies with the Centre Director

About you

• Previous childcare cooking essential.
• Cooking Qualification (essential)
• Childcare Qualification highly desirable
• Current Working with Children Check (essential)
• Current National Police Clearance Certificate (essential)
• Current Medical Clearance (essential)
• Current approved First Aid Certificate and CPR (essential)
• Current approved Asthma and Anaphylaxis training (essential)
• Sound understanding of the developmental needs of children aged 0-5 years (essential)
• Knowledge and experience of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), the National Quality framework (NQF) and the National Quality Standards (NQS) (essential)
• Effective communication skills with families, staff, and children (essential)
• Childcare Qualifications (desirable)

About us

At Sagewood we believe every child is born with unique talents and gifts that can be nurtured and inspired to give them the best start in life. A child who is loved will flourish in their environment and feel empowered to choose their own path in life. Our values of "nurture, love and inspire" will set the foundation of all our interactions. We understand that to achieve positive outcomes for all children we need to work in collaboration with families and communities.