Chef

PU‑FAM PTY LTD; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

St Jude's Bethania Gardens in Queensland seeks an experienced Chef to maintain high standards of food quality and hygiene for residents. This hands-on role leads a kitchen team, designs menus, and ensures nutritional requirements are met while prioritising customer satisfaction and safety.

The successful candidate will have a background in health/aged care food service, strong time management, and the ability to inspire the team to deliver creative, tasty meals in a compliant environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in food services, ideally in health or aged care.
• Ability to prioritise residents' health and safety while delivering creative menus.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Culinary experience

Menu design

Food safety

Team leadership

Time management

Job description

St Jude's Health Care Group is a trusted provider of Aged Care, Allied Health and Disability Services, established in 1982. With a strong reputation built over four decades and as a purpose-driven organisation, we operate with a clear philosophy: we do not provide any service that isn't good enough for our own families. Our work is grounded in respect, integrity, commitment, and genuine partnerships with the individuals and communities we support.

Role Summary

The Chef is responsible for ensuring that the standard and quality of the food offerings, as well as the hygiene and safety procedures, are maintained to the highest of standards at all times. The role is tasked with seeking constant customer satisfaction, all while adhering to nutritional requirements. The position is designed to lead a kitchen team who will thrive on delivering outstanding food and services, with a focus on keeping their clients happy. This is a hands on role that requires dedication, attention to detail and a positive professional attitude.

Responsibilities and Duties

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

This role is located at our Bethania Gardens facility and will be hired on a Permanent Part time basis.

Skills, Attributes and Experience

Our ideal candidate will have significant previous experience within the food services industry, ideally within health/aged care. They will have strong time management skills, the ability to work to deadlines and the ability to maintain an organised, process-driven workplace. We are looking for someone who will be able to easily prioritise the health and safety of residents, all while delivering a menu that is creative, exciting and especially tasty! Our ideal candidate will be a natural people person who will inspire and drive the rest of their team to share in collective goal of delivering a wonderful end product to clients.

Key selection criteria includes:

• Experience working with specialised dietary requirements
• Experience designing and delivering menu's/service offerings
• Knowledge of food safety protocols/procedures for the aged care sector
• Experience leading hospitality teams or hospitality venues

St Jude's Bethania Gardens is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.