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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.\nThe 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.\nESSENTIAL:\nA current Working with Children Check, i.e. a Blue Card. \nRelevant qualifications in commercial cookery, hospitality, food services or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience. \nCurrent Food Safety Supervisor Certificate, or the ability to obtain. \nA current First Aid certificate, or the ability to obtain one. \nCurrent Driver Licence. \nDemonstrated experience in food preparation, kitchen operations and food safety compliance. \nDemonstrated experience in menu planning, stock control and purchasing processes. \nDemonstrated experience managing budgets, resources and inventory. \nDemonstrated ability to work independently and manage completing priorities. \nAbility to engage positively and effectively with vulnerable and/or at-risk Young People. \nDemonstrated knowledge of safe food handling practices and relevant food safety requirements. \nHIGHLY DESIRABLE:\nExperience coordinating kitchen services within a school, community, youth services and not-for-profit setting. \nKnowledge of nutrition and healthy eating principles relevant to children and Young People. \nExperience managing food donation programs, community partnerships or food security initiatives. \nExperience supporting learning opportunities for Young People through practical activities. \nWell-developed communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively within a complex organisational environment. \nWell-developed computer literacy skills, including proficiency in word processing, internet-based applications, and the ability to use or learn database and information management systems. \nDemonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive, culturally safe and respectful environment that promotes the wellbeing, engagement and success of all Young People. \nUnderstanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system of schools in the Edmund Rice tradition. \nWHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU\nProfessional development opportunities \nSalary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a \nEdmund Rice charism \n12.75% Superannuation contribution \nHOW TO APPLY (Please upload documents in PDF format)\nTo 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.\nFor a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Craig Frattini, Head of Campus, EREA Flexible Schools Ltd., via email \nApplications will be reviewed as they are received.\nABOUT THE ORGANISATION\nEdmund 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.\nThe successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check.\nAll applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA’s commitment to child protection policies and procedures.\nEdmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people.\nAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.\nEdmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5802,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Secondary Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T16:35:24Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:6","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-20T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/flexible-schools-kitchen-coordinator","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/flexible-schools-kitchen-coordinator.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-20T20:39:15Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":24007,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3198283},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3198283"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fflexible-schools-kitchen-coordinator"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fflexible-schools-kitchen-coordinator"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fflexible-schools-kitchen-coordinator"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/flexible-schools-kitchen-coordinator\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fflexible-schools-kitchen-coordinator"}]}