1.0 FTE, ongoing, (Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per day)

Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is seeking a dedicated and organised Canteen Manager to prepare healthy meals and snacks, maintain food safety and hygiene standards, plan menus to meet children’s dietary needs, manage kitchen stock and supplies, maintain relevant documentation, conduct food safety audits, update allergy and medical records, implement policy and regulatory changes, communicate with the Leadership Team and provide relief cover as required.

Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is a triple stream co-educational school of approximately 800 students from the Early Learning Centre (3 Year Old) to Year 6. The school is situated in the centre of Rockingham giving easy access to the surrounding suburbs. The school operates a 3 Year Old Early Learning Centre (open 5 days per week from 6am – 6pm) and a 4 Year Old Kindergarten Program operates (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) with 2 additional days (Thursday and Friday) that are optional. Out of School Hours Care and Vacation Care are available at the school.

Star of the Sea offers a broad curriculum with specialist teachers across the learning areas of Science, ICT, PE, LOTE (Auslan) and Music. Star of the Sea has excellent IT infrastructure and resources as well as a variety of playground equipment, basketball courts and a large oval. Explicit boundaries, routines and a consistent whole school approach allows students to flourish in a supportive learning environment.

As a West Australian Catholic school, we are part of the system of schools supported by Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA).



At the local level we are integral in the life of the local parish of ‘Our Lady of Lourdes’.

Selection Criteria:

Understanding of and commitment to, the ethos and mission of Catholic Education

Demonstrated experience cooking in a licensed kitchen or similar setting.

Knowledge of child nutrition and food safety regulations.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective partnerships with staff, families and external agencies.

Highly developed organisational, communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications Required:

Food Safety Supervisor Certificate (Essential or willing to obtain)

Cookery or hospitality qualification (Preferrable)

In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.

Catholic Education Western Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.

Applicants must be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.

On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website. An application for a WWC must be made in person.

Closing date for applications: 4:00pm, Monday 19th October 2026.

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📌 Canteen Manager (Perth)
🏢 Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
📍 Perth