Chef / Cook

Marsden Park Education and Care Pty Ltd

Date Posted: September 21, 2026

Position: Chef / Cook

Salary: $79,423 to $120,000 per annum plus Superannuation

Hours: 38 hours per week

Mode: Full-time

Location: New South Wales

Marsden Park Education and Care is seeking a qualified, experience and passionate Chef/Cook to join our team. In this imporatant role, you will be responsible for managing the daily operations of our commercial kitchen and preparing fresh, nutritious, ad appealing meals for up to 82 children aged 0-6 years.

You will play a vital role in supporting children's health, wellbeing, growth, and development through the provision of high-quality meals and snacks, while ensuring all allergy, cultural, religious, and dietary requirements are met.

• Full life cycle application development.
• Monday to Friday role - enjoy your weekends and public holidays off.
• Flexible start and finish times to support service operations.
• Well-equipped brand new kitchen with modern facilities.
• Online ordering system and established supplier networks.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on children's health and wellbeing.
• Work within a highly regarded early childhood education and care service

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Experience and passion for preparing nutritious meals for young children aged 0-6 years.
• Previous experience as a Chef or Cook, preferably within an early childhood education and care setting.
• Ability to independently manage all kitchen operations, including menu planning, ordering, stock control, food preparation and compliance requirements.
• Strong understanding of food allergies, intolerance, cultural requirements, and safe food handling practices.
• Current Food Safely Supervisor Certificate
• Knowledge of nutrition guidelines relevant to young children.
• High standards of cleanliness, organisation and personal presentation.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• A genuine commitment to children's' health safely and wellbeing.

Essential Requirements

• Current Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Police Check undertaken the past 3 months.
• Current Food Safety supervisor certificate
• Ability to comply with all relevant food safety, health and education regulations
• Commitment to child-safe practices and safeguarding children.

Marsden park Education and Care is a Child Safe Organisation. The safety, wellbeing and protection of children are central to everything we do. All successful applicants will be required to undergo relevant background checks and comply with our Child Safe polices and procedures.

A remuneration package is between $79,423 to $120,000 plus Superannuation will be negotiated depending on skills and experience.