Kitchen Assistant - Education Support

Hester Hornbrook Academy · Melbourne, VIC

Employment

Full time, Permanent

Subject

Support

Sector

Independent

Closing date

30 September 2026

15 days remaining

Posted 25 Aug 2026

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About Hester Hornbrook Academy

School type

Co-educational

Year range

10-12

School staff (FTE)

174.9

49.9 teaching · 125 non-teaching

Students per teacher

14:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

701

Indigenous students

7%

Language other than English

9%

Girls vs boys

390 girls · 311 boys

56%
44%

Socio-educational background

Below the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

Source: ACARA My School data

Role description

The role:

At Hester Hornbrook we offer daily breakfast club and lunch, prepared by our school chef. We also have a variety of pantry and frozen foods items available on campus for students to take home. 

Our Kitchen Assistant will provide specialised food handling, food preparation and kitchen support to achieve specific educational outcomes for the young people of Hester Hornbrook Academy. The role will work collaborative with our multidisciplinary workforce at the Geelong campus.

Full position description available on request.  

About Hester Hornbrook Academy:

Hester Hornbrook Academy is a Special Assistance School which provides flexible education and learning options, including Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETiS), Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC), VCE Vocational Major (VM), VCE and an Extend program offering a variety of elective subjects. Recognising that mainstream education is not suitable for all young people, Hester programs are driven by the personal pursuits of students.

Our Healing Orientated Program of Education (HOPE) informs our practice model which ensures the integration of academic intervention and growth with wellbeing and life skills. Teachers, Youth Workers, and Education Support staff work together in a collaborative manner to support students to reach their individual goals.

Learn more about us here: https://www.hhacademy.vic.edu.au

What a day in the role looks like: 

  • Collate orders for individual practical classes and produce orders for supermarket, greengrocer and butcher. 

  • Complete weekly supermarket shopping for daily breakfast club a…

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