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Echuca Hotel

This well established hotel enjoys a busy lunch and dinner bistro trade. This well-known and respected restaurant in Echuca is offering SWL opportunities in its kitchen. Students enrolled in Kitchen Operations will gain the opportunity to work in a busy and demanding environment with highly skilled chefs.

Skills You Might Learn

• Decision making
• Working in a team and independently
• Working with people of all different abilities and backgrounds
• Working with new technology and software
• Time management
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Basic food handling and knife skills

Typical Tasks & Duties

Student tasks may include but are not limited to:
• Ensure friendly & professional customer service at all times
• Setup and mise en place of kitchen
• Communicate and liaise with team members
• Food preparation as instructed
• Follow hygienic food and beverage handling procedures
• Provide general assistance in cleaning, as directed
• Ability to work in a team based environment
• Able to work a flexible roster including morning, mid or afternoon where necessary
• Work according to policies and procedures

Student Requirements

• Suitable for VCE or VCAL student as only one day out of school a week. Applicants from year 10 and 11 welcome to apply.
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Motivated and organised
• Ability to use own initiative
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Responsible, supportive and caring attitude
• Good people skills
• Accommodating to different personalities and abilities

Dress Requirements

Change into chef uniform when at workplace

Special Transport Requirements

Local bus services nearby

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• SIT20416 - Certificate II in Kitchen Operations