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Casual Caterer

Job No: CEN4377
Location: Central Coast NSW

Are you passionate about creating nutritious meals and making a positive impact on children’s lives? Join our team as a Casual Caterer at Central Coast Council. This is your chance to bring your love for food and care into a warm, supportive environment where every day you help little learners thrive.
  • Join a vibrant organisation dedicated to serving the Central Coast community.
  • Prepare nutritious meals for young children in a supportive and safe environment.
  • Work flexibly across various Childcare Centres - $40.17 per hour (includes 25% casual loading) + 12% superannuation

About the role

The Casual Caterer - Childcare is a crucial role that ensures the delivery of high-quality meals and snacks in our Childcare Centres. This position is responsible for preparing meals that adhere to nutritional guidelines and cater to the dietary and developmental needs of children aged six weeks to five years.

You will be expected to work flexibly, stepping in to cover absences while maintaining the highest standards of food safety and hygiene. Your contributions will directly enhance the well-being of children and support their growth in a nurturing environment.

Ideal Candidate Profile

We are looking for a dedicated and adaptable individual who is passionate about food and child care.

  • Possess a TAFE Certificate in Food Hygiene or equivalent experience in a similar role.
  • Hold a Safe Food Handling Certificate and a current Working With Children Check.
  • Demonstrated experience in planning and preparing nutritional meals for young children.
  • Ability to work independently and respond flexibly to changing situations.
  • Applicants will be required to undertake a course of vaccinations against Boostrix (Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Diptheria); MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) and Hepatitis A & B or demonstrate their immunity prior to commencement. 

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to safety and quality standards. You should be able to create a positive atmosphere for children, parents, and colleagues alike.

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Want to know more?

The contact person for this role is Kylie Payne, Section Manager Education and Care. You can contact Kylie on 0408 229 857.

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Location

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

How to apply

We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.
 
By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false. 
 
You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.  This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.
 
You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

  1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
  2. Attach your resume 
  3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies. 

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