An exciting opportunity for a Cook has arrived to work with Pachamama Pty Ltd

Pachamama Pty Ltd is an award-winning and exceeding-the-standard childcare Approved Provider with close to 400 families and more than 400 enrolled children.

We pride ourselves on being a workplace where every team member feels valued and supported, and we continuously focus on growing and improving our workplace culture.

At Pachamama Pty Ltd, our approach is inspired by nature, and we integrate animals into our curriculum, teaching children about caring for all living things. We incorporate daily life practices as a teachable moment and use the environment as the “Third Teacher”.

Pachamama Pty Ltd provides care for children aged 0-12 years old in our Early Childhood Education and care centre and Activity Centre for Outside School Hours Care.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity for a Cook has arrived to work with Pachamama Pty Ltd on a full-time 38-hour basis with a salary of $79,423 per year, plus superannuation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan daily and weekly menus that are balanced, nutritious, and suitable for children of different ages.
• Ensure the kitchen in total compliance with health department requirements, Educational and Care services National regulations and

Law, National Quality Standards and related policies and procedures.

• Help prepare for and participating in all necessary regulatory kitchen inspections and audit procedures.
• Ensuring the smooth operation of the kitchen and its coordination with the other programs of the service.
• Manage stock rotation, storage, and inventory of ingredients.
• Prepare and adapt meals for children's additional and complex needs, including dietary restrictions, severe allergies, anaphylaxis

risks, developmental, cultural, and religious needs.

• Monitor and record food temperatures during cooking, cooling, and storage to ensure food safety standards are met.
• Ensure a high standard of hygiene and overall kitchen presentation is always maintained in compliance with procedures and food

safety regulations;

• Ensure planned daily menus are displayed and easily accessible to families every day;
• Safely involve small groups of children at different times in the process of food preparation to promote healthy lifestyles and

physical wellbeing;

Skills and experience required:

• Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management (CRICOS Code: 111586A) – desirable.
• SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management and SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management (or equivalent high-level

commercial cookery/hospitality qualifications).

• Current, clear Western Australian Working with Children Check (WWCC) and Police Clearance.
• Completed Child Protection Qualification.
• Up-to-date Current First Aid, Anaphylaxis, and Asthma Management Training compliant with early childhood regulations.
• Sound practical and theoretical knowledge of food safety guidelines, hazard prevention, and WHS practices within a commercial or

care kitchen environment.

• Strong communication skills – ability to interact positively and collaborate effectively with families, colleagues, and young children.
• Demonstrated ability to plan nutritious, high-volume menus tailored to early childhood developmental stages.
• Teamwork and collaborative experience – supporting an equitable share of cleaning duties and fostering a healthy team environment.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development, reflective practices, and current research within the early childhood nutrition

sector.