Emali Early Learning Centres are high energy, dynamic and caring childcare centres who always strive to achieve best practice outcomes and the highest standards of care in early childhood development for children aged from six weeks to five years.
Emali Early Learning Centre, South Australia’s leading group of Early Learning Centres, is currently looking for a cook for 2 of our centres. You will be required to prepare nutritious and delicious main meals and snacks whilst adding your individual flair. The daily responsibility for health and hygiene and food safety would form part of this role, as well as engaging with the children and helping to establish healthy eating practices across the Centre.Our Centres operate between 6.30am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday.
Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for all positions advertised please.
The successful candidate must possess the following key attributes and skills:
Previous experience as a cook
High level knowledge and skills in food safety and hygiene, as required under the Food Safety Legislation 2001
A strong foundational understanding of allergy & intolerance management practices
Able to work autonomously with good time management skills.
Values-based high work ethic including able to always maintain and respect confidentiality (including information pertaining to clients and Centre business)
Commitment to always support the Centre’s ethos and core values.
Working knowledge of education programs in an Early Learning Centre setting
Proven ability in the implementation of the National Quality Standards (NQS) around Early Childhood Education
Understanding of the importance in evaluating developmentally appropriate programs and routines for individual children and groups
Understanding around the importance of recording and maintaining accurate observations
Previous experience and appreciation for accurate record-keeping for child safety, care, and educational program purposes
A desire to liaise with families and outside agencies regarding educational support.
A genuine passion for providing a nurturing and caring environment for preschool children aged from 6 weeks to school age.
Values that align with the EMALI values of Safety, Joy, Growth, Kindness, and Connection
An awesome team member and team building mentality.
The key responsibilities for this position include:
Daily and weekly meal preparation
Managing the Kitchen environment, including planning, cleaning, ordering, and stock management
Working with external food safety regulatory bodies
Supporting a friendly, secure, and stimulating interactive learning environment with the Children
Ensuring compliance with health & safety standards in line with policies, procedures, and regulations
Prepare, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate programs for individual children or groups.
Record observations of individual children or groups for program planning purposes
Assist in establishing a learning environment which is stimulating, focused and pleasant reflecting Emali’s values and ethos.
Nurture the whole child’s development, respecting the children’s individual needs, abilities, and interests.
Provide consistent, caring, and adequate supervision of children always.
Provide open communication channels with parents and staff.
Respect parent’s feedback about the service and raising issues with management immediately.
Undertake and implement the requirements of the National Quality Framework
Maintain relevant and accurate data as required and as relevant to National Quality Standards (NQS)
Complete documentation and programs required to support the NQS outcomes.
Be a superhero for our children and make your mark on the continued success of the Emali Early Learning Centres!
At Emali we are a community of people motivated and driven by their desire to help children grow. If you are a self motivated individual looking for a challenge then we would like to hear from you!
All Applicants must have a current DCSI clearance prior to applying.
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Emali Early Learning Centre is a privately owned and operated group of child care centres in South Australia. Established in 2007, we currently have 9 purposefully designed centres that differentiate in their own way. Our centres are located at: Brighton, Broadview, Campbelltown (Now Open), Findon, Littlehampton, Morphett Vale, North Plympton (Coming Soon) Prospect, Salisbury & Underdale.
Our vision is to support Australia's future generations by setting a new benchmark in Education. We are committed to providing a high-quality service and a homestyle environment for children to develop and explore, enabling them to experience fun, freedom, control, creativity and development.
Here at Emali we hold true to our values, we strongly encourage open and honest communication and recognise its importance when working collaboratively. We work in an environment where individuals are appreciated, acting in an ethical, polite, professional and courteous manner at all times.
We cater for children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age and we respect and acknowledge each child as an individual learner and value their uniqueness. We believe transforming a child’s personal interests into a learning process allows them to develop their own experiences and share their achievements with our team and other children.
The staff and management team at our company are committed to providing high-quality service and care. We are a united family and we welcome you to join us. Together we will work to educate the most influential people on this earth; young children.
