Cook/Chef | 360 Early Education Macquarie Park Part-time Permanent Associate

Posted 13 Oct 2026

Description Chef/Cook (360 Early Education Macquarie Park)

Qualified Chef (Certificate III in Commercial Cookery) |Part-time

Be the celebrity chef our children and families rave about.

The first five years shape a lifetime; and what children eat in those years might shape their attitudes towards food for good. At 360 Early Education, our kitchen sits at the heart of our service. It’s where we set children up with a genuine love of good, nourishing food. Families will often stop for a chat, and you will get to know each child as you actively participate in meal service in our purpose built dining spaces. We’re looking for a qualified Chef who takes that as seriously as we do.

Our commitment to child safety

The safety, rights and wellbeing of every child in our care is our paramount priority; above all else.

360 Early Education is a Child Safe Organisation. We implement the Child Safe Standards under the NSW Child Safe Scheme and expect every member of our team, including our kitchen team, to actively uphold them. We have zero tolerance for child endangerment or abuse. All team members are required to read, sign and uphold our Child Safe Code of Conduct as a condition of employment.

If this commitment resonates with how you already think and work, you might be a great fit for our team.

About this role

360 Early Education is looking for a qualified Chef to take ownership of our service kitchen. This is a genuine menu-design role, not a reheat-and-serve one. You’ll plan and cook fresh, wholesome meals daily for our children, manage a busy commercial kitchen, and be the person families trust to nourish their child while they’re in our care.





You’ll own the menu, and we’ll back its quality publicly. We expect our menus to stand up to independent scrutiny, so you’ll need to be open to having your recipes and menu cycle assessed by a recognised authority such as Nutrition Australia or a qualified dietitian. For the right person, that’s a point of professional pride of knowing the food you put out is genuinely excellent.

Our menus promote diversity and high quality ingredients with a focus on freshness and seasonality. You will have a budget that supports this.

Who we are

We’re a family-owned, community-connected early education provider that has

exceeded the

National Quality Standard for 13 consecutive years , putting us in the top 5% of private Long Day Care providers nationally.

What makes 360 different isn’t a policy. It’s how we think about early childhood, and food is part of that:

Our

THRIVE Program

develops executive function, self-regulation and social skills from birth, grounded in research, driven by relationships Children eat fresh, made-from-scratch meals every day, mealtimes are part of the learning environment, not separate from it Our children go to

bush school, swim school, and the Australian Museum , and work with visiting artists, scientists and performers through our Creative Arts and STEM programs. You might be cooking gourmet meals,



or packing sandwiches for a trip to the zoo. Every kitchen is a

purpose-built commercial space . You’ll have the equipment and the budget to cook properly We have

university and sector partnerships

that bring new ideas through the door regularly

“360 genuinely cares about the wellbeing of children, their families and their employees. One thing is for certain — you will always learn.” — Remi Sallonsonet, Room Leader

What you’ll actually do

As our Chef, you run the kitchen and own the food. Day to day, you’ll:

Menu design and cooking

Design, write and rotate the service menu: fresh, seasonal, varied and genuinely appealing to young children, including fussy eaters Ensure menus align with the Australian Dietary Guidelines and Get Up & Grow: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Early Childhood, providing the recommended share of children’s daily nutritional needs while in care Be open to having your menu cycle and recipes independently assessed by Nutrition Australia or a qualified dietitian, and to refining them based on that feedback Cook all meals and snacks fresh in office each day, plating to a high standard Display the current menu for families and communicate any changes clearly

Dietary needs, allergens and safety

Manage and accommodate allergies, intolerances, anaphylaxis and cultural or religious dietary requirements: maintaining accurate, up-to-date records for every child Prepare and plate meals for children with anaphylaxis personally, in line with our policy and best practice Maintain the service’s HACCP-based food safety program and comply with the FSANZ Food Standards Code (Sta

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