Chef - Cooking for a Cause
On-sitePort Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Job Summary
Deliver team-building cooking sessions to corporate supporters using rescued food, presenting engaging classes within designated timeframes while motivating guests and facilitating discussions about OzHarvest's mission. Ensure appropriate WHS and FSANZ food standards are practised, including maintaining daily cooling, temperature, and cleaning records. Lead events with passion, participate in interstate classes and events as required, and convey safety information effectively. This Casual role offers flexible Monday to Friday availability. OzHarvest is a leading food rescue organisation on a mission to 'Nourish our Country' by stopping good food from going to waste.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum Certificate III in Hospitality/Commercial Cookery or equivalent
- Confident and experienced in leading and training teams
- Excellent communication and engagement skills
- Creative eye for turning rescued food into a delicious meal
- Demonstrated understanding of Food Safety standards and food handling best practices
- Experience inclusive of approved professional cookery training
- Excellent problem-solving and planning skills, balanced with the ability to react quickly to events and to prioritise in a fast-moving environment
- Well-developed time management and organisational skills
- Casual employment status (flexible availability Monday - Friday)
- Ability to deliver team-building cooking sessions to corporate supporters
- Ability to present engaging cooking classes within the designated time frame
- Ability to ensure appropriate WHS information is conveyed
- Ability to lead events with passion, motivating and mingling with guests, facilitating discussion about CFAC
- Ability to participate in interstate CFAC classes and CFAC events as required
- Ability to ensure FSANZ food standards are practised, including maintaining cooling records, temperature records and cleaning records daily
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