Catering Officer

Catering Officer

For over 150 years, our schools, colleges, early learning centres and out of school care programs, have been an integral part of education in Western Australia. Together we form the state’s second-largest education provider, with more than 83,000 students relying on our nearly 14,000 dedicated staff each day. We are committed to fostering an environment where every child can achieve their full potential, and our office teams support schools to do exactly that.

The Role

The role of Catering Officer belongs to the Property team in the Finance, Infrastructure and Digital Technology directorate. We have 5 office campuses across the state and this role will be based at our West Leederville office.

This is a part-time 0.8FTE (Monday – Thursday) position commencing Monday 11 May 2026 and concluding 30 September 2026.

The Catering Officer is responsible for managing the day-to-day running of the kitchen, staff room and catering events including, but not limited to:

• Prepares and produces high quality nutritionally balanced meals.
• Supervises and oversees daily work of catering assistants.
• Plans weekly menus and rosters as required for events and Professional Development as requested by teams.
• Monitors the quality of food and service and ensures a high level of hygiene measures are practices.
• Ensure the health and safety regulations and food hygiene practices are strictly observed, recorded and archived.
• Maintains a clean and tidy workspace.
• Provides a high-quality service to staff and guests.
• Maintains the budget, inventory of the kitchen, equipment and associated records.
• Ensures kitchen equipment is in working order and reports any faults or issues to the Team Leader Property.

Benefits of the role

• A competitive salary: Level F on the CEWA salary scale [$81,203 - $87,553] plus superannuation.
• Five days additional paid leave during office closures over Christmas and Easter.
• Salary packaging options in line with our not-for-profit status, including novated leasing.
• Deferred salary program for eligible employees after two years of service.
• Free onsite parking.
• Corporate health insurance discounts.
• Access to the Fitness Passport program.
• Employee Assistance Program: access confidential counselling and wellbeing support for yourself and your family.
• Ongoing professional learning opportunities, including a CEWA scholarship program to support further education.
• Flexible work arrangements, where operationally appropriate.
• Wellbeing initiatives including annual flu vaccinations and workplace health checks.
• Parental leave provisions above statutory minimums.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

1. Prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.
2. Vast experience working in a commercial or boutique catering environment.
3. Experience managing a commercial kitchen.
4. Experience supervising catering assistants.
5. Ability to manage multiple priorities and requests.
6. A can-do attitude with hands on approach to preparing food.
7. Ability to work under pressure, solve problems, think fast and multitask.
8. Effective communication skills and ability to work in a team or independently.
9. Ability to use Microsoft Office 365.

Desirable:

1. Holds a Senior First Aid Certificate or is prepared to complete a course to attain the qualification.
2. Qualified Chef or Hospitality Catering graduate from a recognized catering institution.

Information for Applicants

To access a copy of the Position Description please click here: Position Description

Interested applicants should submit:

• A cover letter briefly addressing the selection criteria.
• A curriculum vitae outlining their employment history, qualifications and certifications and include a minimum of two professional references.

The successful applicant will need to provide:

• National criminal history check as issued by the Department of Education WA.
• 100 points of identification

Applications for this role close no later than 5pm, Monday 30 March 2026. We reserve the right to close the advertisement early if a suitable candidate is identified. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

If you require support with submitting your application, please contact our Talent Advisors at careers@cewa.edu.au. Applications can be submitted by clicking apply and uploading your application to our website. Applications will not be accepted via email.

All employees of Catholic Education Western Australia are required to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties. Catholic Education Western Australia also encourages applications from people of all cultural backgrounds, First Nations people, and individuals with disabilities or medical conditions who meet the requirements of the position. To be eligible to apply, you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.