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.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities include:

- Use your mastery knowledge of cooking to plan an interesting and exciting menu for children aged 6weeks to 6years old.
- Prepare a wide variety of nutritious meals and purees, as well as working to dietary requirements for babies and children.
- Confidently manage the kitchen autonomously, ensuring effective stock rotation, budgeting, and shopping for your kitchen.
- Ensure the highest level of food safety and supervision in accordance with the Food and Council Authority requirements and Green Leaves Early Learning Standards.
- Mentor and guide a kitchen hand in a professional environment, to deliver the highest quality of food and service.
- Provide thoughtful culinary classes alongside our Educators to our littlest learners.
- Collaborate with our National Nutritional Program Partner, focusing on environmentally sustainable practices within our eco‑friendly settings.

What we offer:

- Above Award weekly wages + Worker Retention Grant wage boost + weekly pays.
- Childcare Discount – 75% off the GAP fee.
- A comprehensive Chef’s onboarding and strong support network, including guidance from our National Nutritional Program Partner.




- The opportunity to grow your career with ongoing development and support from internal programs.
- Exclusive access to our supplier discount program.
- Annual Wellness Week, complimentary flu shots, and year‑round wellbeing support.
- Breakfast and barista‑made coffee on us each morning.
- Access to our online Green Leaves library and acknowledgement platform.

About You:

- At least a CertificateIII 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) certificate.
- National Police Clearance obtained in the last six months.
- Availability to work from 6:30am to 2:30pm, Monday to Friday.

We welcome candidates who share our commitment to the safety, well‑being, and inclusion of all children, including those with disabilities and 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 encourage applicants to share their experiences working with children with disabilities and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Green Leaves Early Learning is committed to all aspects of child safety, including child protection, mandatory reporting and adopting the Victorian Child Secure Standards.

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📌 Centre Chef - Richmond at Green Leaves Early Learning Centres (City of Yarra)
🏢 Green Leaves Early Learning Centres
📍 City of Yarra