Part Time Application Closes 23 Nov 2024 Waikato - Hamilton City Cook About the Role: At BestStart Primrose Street, Aroha guides everything we do. It's how we connect with our whanau and tamariki, ensuring they feel safe and loved so learning can flourish. We are looking for a passionate Centre Cook to join our team, preparing nutritious, delicious meals for our children. This part-time role (25 hours per week) involves planning and cooking culturally diverse menus for morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea. If you love cooking for young children and want to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you!
Role requirements: Commit to making a difference in the lives of young learners with a team dedicated to excellence. We are looking for the following:
Knowledge around health and safety in the kitchen and set high standards of hygiene and housekeeping A passion for cooking and baking An understanding of allergies and dietary requirements Be computer literate in order to design menus and place orders each week The ability to remain within the budgets for ordering food A passion for promoting healthy eating for young children Our benefits include: Paid Food Handling Certificate learning through Whare Ako our online learning platform Want to learn something new? We will support you in taking your career to the next level Refer a Qualified Teacher and receive $2000* Discounted childcare Your health and wellbeing are our priority, we offer: Subsidised health insurance with Southern Cross* Free annual flu vaccinations Confidential counselling through EAP Wellbeing programme. Sick days available from the day you start One-week additional leave for 10 years long service recognition Our cooks are a valued and integral part of our team, if you share our commitment to Aroha and want to make a difference leading this team, we'd love to hear from you!