• Join our team in the new Very Special Kids House
• 4 to 5 days per week
• Tuesday – Saturday

At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children, young people, and families. Very Special Kids is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Our Child Safety Policy, Rights of the Child Charter and Charter of Rights outlines our commitment to child safety and the expectations we have for staff, contractors and volunteers when working with children and young people.

Every member of our team plays a vital role in the delivery of essential services to support the physical, mental and emotional needs of the children and families in our care, so they are always supported in the way they need it most – through life, death and bereavement.

about the role

This role will be responsible for providing high quality and nutritious meals for up to 8 children or young people in our Very Special Kids house on any day tailoring meals to suit individual requirements. You will bring with you experience in working in a commercial kitchen, hospital or residential setting. You will work collaboratively with the service delivery team to ensure our children and young people are provided with the highest quality meals and options.

about us

Very Special Kids nurtures and fosters a culture of care internally as well as for our families, so that our team of circa 100 staff and over 600 volunteers are empowered, supported and safe through the process of helping and caring for families. We offer employees a unique and rewarding environment including a highly engaged and supportive team, the opportunity to connect with a very special cause, full NFP salary packaging on-site parking, a beautiful setting conveniently located to shops, parking and transport in Malvern, and targeted individual development plans.

At Very Special Kids, our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal Australians and varied cultural backgrounds. If this sounds like you, please take a look at the position description on our website.

Very Special Kids is committed to providing a child-safe environment and requires all staff to have Working with Children Check and Police Record Checks. Clinical Services staff are also required to provide evidence to demonstrate vaccination against COVID-19 and seasonal flu vaccinations.

A position description is attached.