Cook

• Are you looking to join a Catering Team where you can showcase your skills and abilities as an experienced Cook?

• Do you have extensive experience working in catering, including buffets and corporate style events?

• Are you looking for a part-time position that can offer flexibility and work life balance?

• Can you demonstrate great initiative and strong work ethic both autonomously and collaboratively?

We would love to hear from you!

This is a part-time, term-time position working a minimum of 25 hours per week with the ability to increase these hours during peak periods. Your rotational roster will include shifts between the operational hours of 5:30am to 8:00pm, Monday to Sunday, as advised by the Chef Manager.

It is a mandatory requirement for this position that you hold a Working with Children Paid Blue Card. Whilst not essential, prior experience in a buffet or bulk catering environment and a Certificate II or III in Commercial Cookery would be highly advantageous.

Please refer to the School’s website for the Cook Position Description which outlines the application requirements and process.

Applications for this position close 9.00am, Monday 17 August 2026. Somerville House reserves the right to contact suitable applicants prior to the closing date through the scheduling of an interview. Previous applicants need not re-apply.

At Somerville House, the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is our highest priority. We are committed to providing a child-safe environment where students are respected, protected and empowered. We seek staff who actively support and uphold our commitment to child safety and who demonstrate appropriate behaviours and professional boundaries at all times.

About Us

Somerville House is a day and boarding school for girls established in 1899, providing exceptional education for students from Prep through to Year 12, with a co-educational Pre-Prep offering. Somerville House students have the opportunity to participate in an extensive academic, sporting and cultural program, while receiving high standards in personal care and individual attention within the school community.

Somerville House is a school of the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA). The PMSA is a mission of the Presbyterian and Uniting Churches.