Early Childhood Centre Cook - Kitchen Kaitiaki
- Be a valued part of our warm, caring and supportive team.
- Part-time hours, to accommodate work life balance and fit within school hours
- Working within our ECE centre, as part of our community hub serving the local community focusing on supporting families with wraparound services.
- A benefit packed collective agreement with NZEI Te Riu Roa, including 5 weeks of annual leave. For non-union members, an additional working week of Salvation Army leave (additional to the standard 4 weeks) awarded annually on 1 July
**About our Early Childhood Education Centres:**
The Salvation Army Early Childhood Education Centres provide quality, Christian Early Childhood Care and Education and wrap around whanau care services in the local community.
Our core values are Wairuatanga- Spirituality, Whakaute Respectful Relationship, Whanaungatanga
- Whanau Connection, Matauranga Manaaki
- Care as Curriculum, Mana Aoturoa
- Exploration, Harikoa
- Joy, Kainga
- Our Place, Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Our Commitment.
**About the Role:**
We have an exciting opportunity for a cook to join our team. This is a dynamic role, working within our early childhood education centre, preparing delicious, nutritious kai daily for our tamariki.
**What your responsibilities would be:**- To provide a nutritious balanced diet throughout the day, for each child attending the centre (including catering to different dietary requirements).
- To prepare food and maintain the kitchen, ensuring a high standard of food safety practices, and strict time management.
- To provide parents/whanau and children the opportunity to be informed and involved in all decisions concerning the children's nutrition.
- Build and maintain positive, warm, and responsive relationships with the team, tamariki and whanau
- Understand and meet all required regulations (food safety, Ministry of Education food requirements, council registered kitchen requirements), and abide by Salvation Army policies and procedures.
- Have experience cooking in a fast paced environment
- Be comfortable, confident and safe working with children - a full Children's Worker safety check will be required for this role, including a police vet
- Have excellent time management skills, to prioritize multiple tasks and meet timing needs of tamariki
- Great communication skills
- Ability to work well within a team
- Certificate in food handling
- Free confidential counselling services to support your wellbeing
- Subsidised flu vaccinations
- Discounted Medical Insurance with Southern Cross
- TSA discount card for discount with various retailers such as Beaurepairs, Noel Leeming, Placemakers and Torpedo7
Candidates should be adaptable, energetic, self-motivated and committed to our mission of 'caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society'
This role is **permanent part time** and **hours worked will be between 19 hours to 25 hours, rostered between 8:45am-2:15pm Monday-Friday.**
The starting hourly rate for this role will fall between **$27.80 and $28.10**
The Salvation Army is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes workplaces thrive with diversity.
The Salvation Army is a worldwide evangelical Christian church and human service provider. It is committed to caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society - all through the love of God shown in Jesus. The successful applicant should therefore show an ability to identify with the mission and values of The Salvation Army.