Canteen Coordinator
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026.
Canteen Coordinator:
- Tenure: Continuing, Full Time
- Start Date: October 2026
- Classsification: Services Staff, Level 4
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Canteen Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the delivery of nutritious, safe and high-quality food services to Young People, supporting the health, wellbeing and engagement in education.
The role is responsible for the effective operation, administration and maintenance of kitchen services, including menu planning, food preparation, food safety compliance, stock control, budget management, community food partnerships and the coordination of food-related learning opportunities for Young People.
The Kitchen Coordinator works collaboratively with campus staff to create a welcoming, inclusive and trauma-informed food service that supports the educational, social and wellbeing outcomes of Young People.
The expectations of the Kitchen Coordinator are shaped by the four touchstones of the EREA Charter, being:
- Gospel Spirituality;
- Inclusive Community;
- Liberating Education; and
- Justice and Solidarity.
ABOUT YOU:
We are seeking someone who is organised, flexible and able to work independently while also contributing positively to a multidisciplinary campus team. Previous hospitality experience and/or relevant qualifications as a chef or cook are highly desirable, together with demonstrated experience in preparing healthy meals and an understanding of safe food preparation, storage and service. Basic campus utility tasks are also an occasional requirement of this role.
The successful applicant will also be required to hold a driver’s licence and be willing and able to drive school transport vehicles to support the transportation of young people when required.
ESSENTIAL:
- A current Working with Children Check, i.e. a Blue Card.
- Relevant qualifications in commercial cookery, hospitality, food services or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
- Current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate, or the ability to obtain.
- A current First Aid certificate, or the ability to obtain one.
- Current Driver Licence.
- Demonstrated experience in food preparation, kitchen operations and food safety compliance.
- Demonstrated experience in menu planning, stock control and purchasing processes.
- Demonstrated experience managing budgets, resources and inventory.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage completing priorities.
- Ability to engage positively and effectively with vulnerable and/or at-risk Young People.
- Demonstrated knowledge of safe food handling practices and relevant food safety requirements.
HIGHLY DESIRABLE:
- Experience coordinating kitchen services within a school, community, youth services and not-for-profit setting.
- Knowledge of nutrition and healthy eating principles relevant to children and Young People.
- Experience managing food donation programs, community partnerships or food security initiatives.
- Experience supporting learning opportunities for Young People through practical activities.
- Well-developed communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively within a complex organisational environment.
- Well-developed computer literacy skills, including proficiency in word processing, internet-based applications, and the ability to use or learn database and information management systems.
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive, culturally safe and respectful environment that promotes the wellbeing, engagement and success of all Young People.
- Understanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system of schools in the Edmund Rice tradition.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- Professional development opportunities
- Salary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a
- Edmund Rice charism
- 12.75% Superannuation contribution
HOW TO APPLY (Please upload documents in PDF format)
To apply, please click apply to access our external application portal. To support your application, you will be required to provide a current CV and Cover Letter highlighting your qualifications, experience and suitability for the role.
For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Tracie Pratt, Head of Campus, EREA Flexible Schools Ltd., via email [email protected]
Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd currently educates over 2,700 young people in 22 Flexible Learning Schools (12 based in Queensland and 10 other schools across Australia) and two Special Education Services Schools in NSW, with approximately 800 staff nationally. Flexi schools serve young people who experience complex educational, social or psychological situations which demand unique responses. They enable young people to engage in education in a supported learning environment through a methodology based on trauma informed practice, to co-create a Common Ground using Operation by Principles, in which the principles of Honesty, Respect, Participation, Safe & Legal are embedded. Our special schools serve young people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.
The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check.
All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA’s commitment to child protection policies and procedures.
Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
Edmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.