Children First Early Education – Keperra QLD

Children First Early Education Keperra is committed to providing a child safe environment where every child is respected, heard, and protected. All educators, leaders, and team members share the responsibility for ensuring children’s safety, wellbeing, and empowerment.

We are on the lookout for a highly skilled chef/cook to join our beautiful, state of the art service!

This is a permanent position to work Monday - Friday, no weekend or late shifts!

About your new role:

You will assist in preparing, cooking and presenting a wide variety of nutritious foods on time that are suitable for children aged 4months to 6 years for breakfast, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, including the preparation of purees and special dietary meals.

You will engage in menu planning, in accordance with the centre's nutrition policy and guidelines, including catering for children with allergy, intolerance and religious requirements.

You will be working in line with budgets and local suppliers.

You will maintain a clean and safe kitchen, in accordance with Food and Council Authority requirements.

About you:

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (preferred but not essential).

Current food handling certificate or willingness to obtain.

Current Blue Card, approved first aid,



anaphylaxis and asthma qualifications.

Experience with menu planning and nutrition.

Previous experience running a kitchen, cooking in childcare or similar catering workplace.

You will be a reliable, positive and a well organised person.

You will have excellent time management skills and be confident in managing a kitchen.

You will provide a barista service to families (on the job training will be provided if necessary).

What we can offer you:

- Great salary + wages paid weekly!
- Additional Educator Retention Grant Wage Boost!
- Monday to Friday, no weekend work or late shifts!
- Access to discounts from hundreds of well-known brands and retailers, including groceries, fuel, gyms, leisure and utilities!
- Access to novated vehicle leasing, enhancing your take-home pay!
- 75% off out-of-pocket childcare fees!
- A beautiful brand-new child care centre
- Spacious, clean and well organised commercial kitchen facilities
- Professional development and leadership programs
- Progression opportunities with fast growing company
- Innovative learning environments where you can build strong pedagogical practice
- Supportive Head Office and Management Team

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📌 Childcare Cook/Chef (Queensland)
🏢 Children First Early Education
📍 Queensland