Aged Care Kitchen Lead – Menu Design & Safety

Carinya Care Services; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

St Jude’s Health Care Group is seeking a Part-time Chef for Bethania Gardens to maintain high standards of meals, nutrition, and hygiene for residents in our aged care facility. This hands-on role leads a kitchen team, designs menus tailored to dietary needs, and focuses on delivering tasty, nutritious options to clients.

The successful candidate will have substantial food service experience, ideally in health/aged care, strong time management, effective staff training skills, and a commitment

Qualifications

• Experience in food service, ideally within health/aged care.
• Ability to design and deliver menu items for varied dietary needs.
• Strong time management and ability to work to deadlines.
• Experience leading hospitality teams and training staff.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing and stock management for the facility.
• Designing and adjusting menu items and service offerings.
• Supervising and training new kitchen/hospitality staff.
• Overseeing food safety standards and practices.

Skills

Food service experience

Aged care exposure

Time management

Team leadership

Menu design

Job description

St Jude’s Health Care Group is seeking a Part-time Chef for Bethania Gardens to maintain high standards of meals, nutrition, and hygiene for residents in our aged care facility. This hands-on role leads a kitchen team, designs menus tailored to dietary needs, and focuses on delivering tasty, nutritious options to clients.

The successful candidate will have substantial food service experience, ideally in health/aged care, strong time management, effective staff training skills, and a commitment