Kitchen Assistant - Education Support
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Support
Sector
Independent
Closing date
30 September 2026
Posted 25 Aug 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout 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
Socio-educational background
Below the Australian average
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…