Chef de Partie – Pastry Chef

Chef de Partie – Pastry Chef

Full-time, Permanent, commencing October 2025

Hale School is Western Australia’s oldest independent boys’ school, situated in Wembley Downs. The school currently has approximately 1624 students, with close to 180 of whom are boarders living at the school and over 350 staff. The school also has a dynamic and thriving co-curricular program, Old Boys community and an active Foundation and Parents and Friends community. All of which means an extensive calendar of events and functions many of which are supported by the catering services provided by the kitchen team. In addition, the kitchen provides daily meals (five) for the Boarding students, staff lunches, school canteen meals and catering services for the events and functions of the school. The kitchen operates throughout school terms, including evenings and weekends.

Hale School is seeking applications from suitably qualified persons for the fixed term position of Chef de Partie – Pastry Chef. Working under the direction of the Executive Chef and Head Chef, the Chef de Partie – Pastry Chef is responsible for the daily pastry preparation and duties of the kitchen and works closely with all members of the catering team to ensure excellent standards of food preparation, food presentation, hygiene and safety are always maintained in the kitchen to deliver high quality meals for the Hale School Community.

This is a full-time, permanent position. Working days are Tuesday to Saturday during term time.

The successful applicant will:

• Have demonstrated experience in a large-scale commercial kitchen.
• Be an excellent communicator and team player.
• Be highly organised and efficient.
• Have excellent knowledge of bulk pastry cooking.
• Be able to work under pressure.
• Hold a relevant trade certificate.
• Have demonstrated knowledge and experience in ensuring the fulfilment of regulatory requirements for kitchens and food safety procedures.
• Be eligible to work in Western Australian schools. This will involve associated Police Clearances and a current Working with Children Check (WWCC).

Applicants are asked to:

• Provide a one page covering letter;
• Provide a CV outlining their qualifications and relevant experience for the role;
• Provide the names and contact numbers of three referees, one of whom must be the current or most recent employer.

For further information regarding the role, please refer to the Chef de Partie – Pastry Chef Job Description.

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Applications close: 3.00pm Monday 15 September 2025

Note to applicants:

• Hale School takes child protection seriously. All applicants for roles at Hale School are subject to screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of a thorough recruitment process.
• This role has been identified as having contact with children and requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working with Children Check.
• Hale School reserves the right to contact non-nominated referees prior to an offer of employment being made.
• New applicants who have arrived in Australia within the last 12 months are required to provide Hale School with a Police Clearance issued by their country of origin within the last 12 months prior to appointment preceding the employee’s appointment to Hale School. Documents are to be translated by a certified agent if necessary. The cost of this clearance is to be borne by the applicant.